French Literature Reviews - 2026
Anne-Marie Petitjean, La Littérature par l’expérience de la création. Théories et enjeux
Literary Theory, Linguistics and Stylistics
How can we approach literature by looking forward to the works yet to be created? Drawing on research-creation, this essay takes the bold stance of defining the literary in a prospective way, providing robust theoretical benchmarks.
Conceived as an in-depth investigation into literary creation, this stimulating essay scrutinizes the face of literature when it turns toward the future of its own achievements. Unfolding one by one the unexamined assumptions of our representations, this study sheds essential light on literary research-creation to shore up its theoretical foundation. What conceptions of creation? What redeployment of literary landmarks? What generative framework? What politics of the literary? The major concepts and classic references of literary studies are revisited with boldness and insight, delivered in a scholarly prose that is itself innovative.
Read an excerpt from the introduction on the publisher's website...
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Table of Contents
Part 1. What Conceptions of Creation?
Pages 11 to 14
Pages 15 to 26
Pages 27 to 34
Pages 35 to 42
Part 2. What Redeployment of Literary Landmarks?
Pages 43 to 45
Pages 47 to 60
Pages 61 to 84
Pages 85 to 100
Part 3. What Generative Framework?
Pages 101 to 103
Pages 105 to 113
On the Relationship to the World as Knowledge
Pages 115 to 126
Pages 127 to 150
From Textual Work to Research-Creation
Part 4. What Politics of the Literary?
Pages 151 to 153
Pages 155 to 166
Democratization through the Writing Workshop
Pages 167 to 176
Pages 177 to 180
Pages 181 to 196
Pages 197 to 201
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Online ISBN 9782379243561
Rooted in contemporary pedagogical and critical debates, research-creation bridges artistic practice and scholarly inquiry, allowing writers and researchers to reflect directly on the genesis of texts. This volume by Anne-Marie Petitjean situates itself within this evolving methodological landscape by questioning traditional boundaries between literary criticism and creative writing. By examining concepts such as poïèsis, energeia, and technè, the study connects modern creative practices with classical philosophical traditions, offering a structured framework for understanding how literature constitutes a dynamic form of knowledge and active engagement with the world.
This book will be particularly useful for literature students, creative writing instructors, researchers in literary theory, and anyone interested in the institutional and political dimensions of contemporary writing workshops. It addresses fundamental questions regarding authorship, professionalization, and the democratization of literature through pedagogy. Scholars and practitioners seeking to deepen their understanding of how texts emerge from libraries, genres, and lived events will find rigorous theoretical benchmarks and innovative perspectives to guide their own creative and critical endeavors.