Document Type
Article
Date
Spring 1988
Keywords
Syracuse University Special Collections, Jean Cocteau Collection, French literature, French artists
Language
English
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | French and Francophone Literature | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology
Description/Abstract
Between 1963 and 1971, the Syracuse University Library acquired more than two hundred fifty holograph manuscripts by Jean Cocteau. These are now to be found in the George Arents Research Library for Special Collections, where they enhance an already rich assortment of French manuscripts that have been thoroughly listed in a previous article in the Courier. An abridged history of their acquisition might be told here. The story is interesting, for it includes several of those ironical twists that made so much of Cocteau's life seem like a chassé-croisé with Death, choreographed by the artist himself.
Recommended Citation
Archambault, Paul J. "The Jean Cocteau Collection: How 'Astonishing'?" The Courier 23.1 (1988): 33-48.
Source
local input
Included in
French and Francophone Literature Commons, History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons
