The uses of manuscript printing Francis Ponge and the publication of handwritten texts

This article looks back at the issues involved in publishing Ponge’s handwritten manuscripts at different periods of his life: the emergence of Pongian difference (1946–1954), the temptation of heritage in the early 1960s (when autograph publication did not always have genealogical significance), and the scriptural blossoming of the last few years. The publication of handwritten texts is part of a general effort to destabilize the notion of the work while recalling the organic nature of writing.