“Small” vs. “big” journals A reassessment

This article situates the marked contrast between “small” and “large” periodicals within its historical and linguistic context, and discusses the French petite revue and the English little magazine. It examines the birth of this antagonism and compares the models proposed by Remy de Gourmont and Ezra Pound with contemporary critical thought. It questions the validity of these terms, places them in the context of media negotiation, and reveals their impact on the methodologies it calls to be revised.