The Double Necessity of Criticism and Self-Effacement: Paulhan and Fénéon

Brigitte Ouvry-Vial (1, 2)

1 3L.AM - Langues, Littératures, Linguistique des Universités d'Angers et du Mans
2 IUF - Institut universitaire de France

About the editor and critic Jean Paulhan who considers after the example of Félix Fénéon that the definition of the ideal critic - that is, someone who, having understood that the true nature of the critic is to remain invisible, deliberately remains silent - is yet further "disappointing" (décevante) proof of Paulhan's predilection for mischief and paradox.

Mots clés: literary publishing; Jean Paulhan; Félix Fénéon; editor and criticism

Domaines: Sciences de l'information et de la communication; Littératures

Brigitte Ouvry-Vial. The Double Necessity of Criticism and Self-Effacement: Paulhan and Fénéon. Yale French Studies, 2004, The Power of Rhetoric, the Rhetoric of Power: Jean Paulhan's Fiction, Criticism, and Editorial Activity, 106, p. 26-36. ⟨10.2307/3655212⟩. ⟨hal-02117279⟩