Anthony GLAISE

COMPTE RENDU : Histoire du livre et de l’édition : production et circulation, formes et mutations

Introduction

Compte rendu : histoire du livre et de l’édition : production et circulation, formes et mutations. Découvrez le compte rendu détaillé du livre de Yann Sordet, 'Histoire du livre et de l’édition', explorant sa production, circulation, formes et mutations.

Abstract

Yann Sordet. Histoire du livre et de l’édition : production et circulation, formes et mutations, Paris : Albin Michel, 2021, 800 p., 32,00 € (broché), ISBN 9782226457677.

Review

This submission presents a "Compte rendu," or book review, focusing on Yann Sordet's extensive work, *Histoire du livre et de l’édition : production et circulation, formes et mutations*. The abstract serves as a comprehensive bibliographic entry for the reviewed book, detailing its author, title, publisher (Albin Michel, Paris), publication year (2021), substantial length (800 pages), price (€32.00, paperback), and ISBN. This immediately signals that the journal is engaging with a significant and recent publication in the field of book history and publishing studies, a testament to its relevance and commitment to current scholarship. However, the provided abstract offers no insight into the content, structure, or critical perspective of the *Compte rendu* itself. As an expert reviewer, my evaluation is constrained by the absence of any summary or analytical points pertaining to the review article. The abstract functions solely as a citation for the reviewed volume, which is standard practice for book reviews, but it precludes any assessment of the reviewer's methodology, the depth of their critique, their grasp of Sordet's arguments, or their overall contribution to understanding this undoubtedly important work. Therefore, it is impossible to comment on the quality of the analysis, the clarity of the review's arguments, or its potential impact on readers interested in Sordet's comprehensive history. Given these limitations, while the choice of reviewing Yann Sordet's 800-page opus is commendable and indicates the journal's pertinent focus, the abstract does not enable an evaluation of the review's scholarly merit. A compelling book review, especially of such a substantial work, should offer a critical summary, contextualize the book within existing scholarship, highlight its strengths and weaknesses, and assess its potential contribution to the field. Without such information, my assessment is limited to affirming the relevance of the *book* chosen for review, rather than the quality of the *review article* submitted to the journal.

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