Petition to move ‘French Oscar Wildes’ to Panthéon sparks debate

Call for 19th-century poets who had tumultuous relationship to be reinterred in Paris

‘A bit of a character’ – An Irishman’s Diary on Enid Starkie , Irish-born Oxford academic and literary critic

How Charles Baudelaire became France’s first rock star

The poet, who died 150 years ago this week, retains significant influence and allure

Brigitte Macron’s first formal interview is a labour of love

In an ‘Elle’ magazine spread, France’s first lady expounds on her unusual marriage

Henri Fantin-Latour: ‘The painter of silence’

The first monographic exhibition in Paris since 1982 of the neglected 19th century master

Magic of living in Paris punctures pain of endless French bureaucracy

Heroes like Stéphane Hessel, who believed that poetry has the power to save us, provided the moments of inspiration that shine through France’s gloom