Many traits of Debussys life and work are still unknown. By offering a diversified view on the man and his cultural and social environment, as well as on his compositions, this book aims to shed light on certain aspects of his artistic personality. The title under which these texts are brought together echoes both a work by Paul Bourget, Études et Portraits, a writer whom Debussy admired in his youth, and the portrait sketched by his friend, the painter Paul Robert, and reproduced on the cover. ...