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Pierre Gallet
An 18th-century Parisian man of letters, he mixed theater, poetry, and song in a lively career tied to the city’s literary and social circles. His work reflects the wit and convivial spirit of French popular culture before the Revolution.
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Voyage d'un Habitant de la Lune à Paris à la Fin du XVIIIe Siècle
by Pierre Gallet
About the author
Born in Paris in October 1698 and dying there on June 30, 1757, Pierre Gallet was a French poet, songwriter, goguettier, and dramatist. He is remembered as a versatile literary figure whose writing moved easily between verse, stage works, and songs.
He was associated with the sociable world of the Caveau, a famous Parisian gathering place for poets and chansonniers. That connection helps place him in a tradition of witty, performative writing shaped as much by conversation and music as by formal literature.
Today, he is chiefly of interest to readers curious about 18th-century French theater and song, and about the lively cultural networks that supported them. While a modern portrait was not readily confirmed from the sources reviewed, his name remains linked with the festive literary life of Paris in the first half of the 1700s.