This final volume in the present series covers the subjects that make up the modern Zeitgeist: cinema, literature, fashion, music, etc.
Contributors include Mischka Assayas, Marc Augé, Hans Belting, Laurence Benaïm, Yves Bonnefoy, René Bonnell, Daniel Buren, Roger Chartier, Jean-Louis Cohen, Antoine Compagnon, Michel Deguy, Louis Drandrel, Gilbert Durand, Marc Fumaroli, Gérard Genette, Serge Guilbaut, Claude Makovski, Patrick Mauriès, Jean-Marie Schaeffer.