The editorial mediation of poetry: the case of Gallimard’s “Poésie” series.

Author(s)

  • Corinne Abensour Université Paris 13
  • David Galand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18352/relief.1091

Keywords:

literary mediation, series, editorial policy, poetry

Abstract

Since 1966, Gallimard’s paperback series ʺPoésieʺ has imposed itself in the publishing field as a main vector for the diffusion of poetry, whose fertility and variety it tries to mirror. As an instrument of consecration for poets, this series also takes on the role of mediating a literary genre reputed to be exacting towards a large readership. We examine both the modalities and the orientation of this mediation, both through the study of the series’ editorial strategies and through a survey among contemporary poets.

 

Author Biographies

  • Corinne Abensour, Université Paris 13

    Corinne Abensour is a lecturer in Information and Communication Sciences at Paris 13 University (EA 1803, « LabSIC » and LabEx ICCA). She has written numerous articles about the world of publishing, as well as books on L’édition d’éducation face aux mutations numériques (with F. Gomaritz, 2018) and Publics et acteurs du livre de jeunesse, regards croisés (with B. Legendre, 2016).

  • David Galand
    David Galand is an independant scholar and teacher of French literature. He wrote a dissertation on Poétique de l’élégie moderne, de Ch.-H. Millevoye à J. Réda (Paris 3 University – Sorbonne nouvelle, 2015). He has published in various journals on poets such as É. Verhaeren, F. Jammes, Saint-Pol-Roux, R. Queneau, G. Roud, J. Sacré, and J. Grosjean.

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Published

2021-05-01

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): The sociology of literary mediation

Section

Articles - thematic dossier

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Copyright (c) 2020 Corinne Abensour, David Galand

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How to Cite

“The editorial mediation of poetry: the case of Gallimard’s ‘Poésie’ series”. (2021) RELIEF - REVUE ÉLECTRONIQUE DE LITTÉRATURE FRANÇAISE, 14(2), pp. 26–40. doi:10.18352/relief.1091.