De Gréco à Juliette : les justes causes de la chanson française
The just causes designate a singular capacity of the art of song to act on life and to question history. The first French female singer-songwriters, Barbara and Anne Sylvestre thus imposed themselves at the end of a Second World War which impacted their childhood and that of an entire generation. Gr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Portugaise d'Etudes Françaises
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Carnets |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/carnets/13788 |
| Summary: | The just causes designate a singular capacity of the art of song to act on life and to question history. The first French female singer-songwriters, Barbara and Anne Sylvestre thus imposed themselves at the end of a Second World War which impacted their childhood and that of an entire generation. Gréco, interpreter of the poets of her time, helped to poetically elevate music while showbiz tended to make it a mere industry. With these artists, this music was asserted as a unique art resonating with society, as confirmed by the example of Juliette |
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| ISSN: | 1646-7698 |