The CNRS series “Inside the Workshop of…” offers an immersion into the methods and secrets of the world’s great literary figures, having previously explored personalities such as Baudelaire, Voltaire, and Virginia Woolf. It now turns its focus to Léopold Sédar Senghor, a major Francophone poet and a key figure in African literature.
Within this framework, researcher Claire Riffard presents an in-depth study of Senghor’s archives and manuscripts, enabling a better understanding of the genesis and originality of his poetic work. This analysis is structured around five key themes that reveal the richness and complexity of the poet’s craft.
This publication invites readers to rediscover Senghor, whose work is now recognized as an essential classic of African poetry, by unveiling the behind-the-scenes of his literary creation.