This mix of political and philosophical ideas may have created the fertile environment in which Cocteau and his contemporaries flourished.Īs a schoolboy at the Lycée Condorcet, Cocteau was anything but a model pupil, but he charmed his teachers with his verve and brilliance. Though the Third Republic was relatively successful in terms of longevity-it lasted from 1870 until the German occupation of France in 1940-it was rarely considered ideal, which resulted in many different political groups vying for the support of the people and control of the government. The France of Cocteau's youth and most of his adulthood was known as the Third Republic, a democracy run by a parliament instead of a king or an emperor as had usually occurred in France's past. He would be supported by family wealth through his youth and into his early forties. Home frequented by notable artists of the day. Works in Biographical and Historical ContextĪ Wealthy Family Jean Cocteau was born on July 5, 1889, at Maisons-Lafitte, a suburb of Paris, to Georges and Eugénie Cocteau. Like Oscar Wilde, he championed style in matters of great importance. Cocteau believed his art and his public life were inextricably bound. ![]() A conversation-alist, dandy, and outspoken public personality, he considered these elements of his life to be necessary to personal expression. ![]() Novels, poetry, lyrics, painting, movies, plays, and acting were all part of Jean Cocteau's artistry. ![]() GENRE: Fiction, plays, poetry, screenplays
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