French Literature Reviews - 2026
A. Glinoer, Le littéraire et le social. General Bibliography (1904-2014)
History, Politics and Society
Anthony Glinoer, Le littéraire et le social. General Bibliography (1904-2014)
Paris, L'Harmattan, "Logiques sociales" series, February 2016,
364 pp.
EAN: 9782343077581.
Price: 37 euros.
Publisher's Description:
The general bibliography Le littéraire et le social contains nearly 2,000 titles and, because the table of contents for each collective work and journal issue is provided, more than 7,000 references in total.
Spanning from 1904 to 2014, over a century of social research on literature—from context to text and back—has been cataloged. The referenced works were written in French, as well as English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch, with no geographical or chronological restrictions on the subjects covered.
Featuring an index of author names, the general bibliography Le littéraire et le social provides access to all the references that students and researchers need for their teaching and research in the sociology of literature, sociocriticism, sociopoetics, and the social history of literature.
Anthony Glinoer holds the Canada Research Chair in Publishing History and the Sociology of Literature and is a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke (Quebec). He is the coordinator of the Socius website (http://ressources-socius.info), which offers reprints of articles and books, a glossary of concepts, and bibliographies dedicated to the relationship between the literary and the social.
Spanning more than a century of scholarship from 1904 to 2014, this essential reference work compiles nearly two thousand titles and over seven thousand individual references. The volume encompasses works published in French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, and Dutch, maintaining an inclusive approach without geographic or chronological limitations. By providing detailed tables of contents for collective volumes and journal issues alongside an author name index, the bibliography serves as an indispensable tool for navigating the vast interdisciplinary field where literature intersects with social structures and historical contexts.
Authored by Anthony Glinoer, a specialist in publishing history and the sociology of literature at the Université de Sherbrooke, the book directly supports scholars, educators, and students engaged in sociocriticism, sociopoetics, and social literary history. It builds upon the foundational research promoted through academic initiatives like the Socius website, helping researchers locate critical resources that examine how texts emerge from, and reflect upon, their surrounding societies. This resource proves particularly useful for anyone seeking to map the complex theoretical traditions linking aesthetic creation to cultural and institutional frameworks.