Étude génétique d’« Élégie pour la reine de Saba »

Abstract

Based on the manuscripts of the famous “Élégie pour la reine de Saba” held by the Bibliothèque nationale de France, this study proposes a genetic approach to the poem, shedding light on Senghor’s creative process. By examining the changes made from one version to the next, we can see the poet’s art at work, in each and every gesture. The archive reveals a dynamic weaving of sounds, tones and colours, in an intertwining of threads that exposes the creative movement in all its singularity.

Keywords

• Senghor (Léopold Sédar)
• Élégie pour la reine de Saba
• textual genetics
• senegalese poetry
• french-speaking poetry