D’une Semaison à l’autre : contribution à une lecture des carnets de Philippe Jaccottet
This M.A. thesis concerns the notebooks of the poet Philippe Jaccottet ; it attempts to find the main lines of a practice of writing which evolves as time goes by and to determine the status of the notebooks with regard to the rest of the work.  The first four chapters of this thesis establish the characteristics of the writing of notebooks, by studying closely texts as well as their evolution over the years, and by comparing these texts with the works published at the same time.  We notice that as time advances, the works tend to look like the texts found in notebooks.  The last two chapters interpret, more globally, the work that we see in notebooks.  Not only the notebooks are the most suited to lead a reflection on the poetry, they also insure cohesion and validity to the work.
Philippe Jaccottet Poetry French poetry Contemporary poetry Notebooks