The purpose of the thesis is to examine a selection of papyri from the large corpus of Euripides, Sophocles and Aristophanes. The study of the texts has been divided into three major chapters where each one of the selected papyri is first reproduced and then discussed. The transcription follows the original publication whereas any possible textual improvement is included in the commentary. The commentary also contains a general description of the papyrus (date, layout and content) as well reference to special characteristics. The structure of the commentary is not identical for marginalia and hypomnemata: the former are examined in relation to their position round the main text and are treated both as individual notes and as a group conveying the annotator's aims. The latter are examined lemma by lemma with more emphasis upon their origins and later appearances in scholia and lexica. After the study of the papyri follows an essay which summarizes the results and tries to incorporate them into the wider context of the history of the text of each author and the scholarly attention that this received by the Alexandrian scholars or later grammarians. The main effort is to place each papyrus into one of the various stages that scholarly exegesis passed especially in late antiquity. Special treatment has been given to P.Wurzburg 1, the importance of which made it necessary that it occupies a chapter by itself. The last chapter of the thesis deals with the issue of glosses, namely their origin and use in the margins of papyri. The focus is again on the history of early collections of tragic and comic vocabulary and their appearance in the margins or hypomnemata. The parallel circulation of hypomnemata and glossaries often compiled by the same people and some special features of the glosses in our material led to the conclusion that most glosses at least in the earlier periods were copied from hypomnemata. The thesis ends with a presentation of all conclusions from the previous chapters in relation to the history of scholarship and book production in late antiquity

Mémoire numérisé par la Direction des bibliothèques de l'Université de Montréal.

L’écriture de soi relève d’un genre littéraire difficilement définissable, mais qui est pourtant issu d’une longue tradition mettant en scène les différentes modalités d’approche du soi et de l’œuvre. La publication de carnets personnels remplis par des auteurs et des autrices d’envergure témoigne du rôle capital que joue cette pratique de l’intime au niveau de l’élaboration d’une pensée. Néanmoins, les études littéraires tendent à négliger l’importance de cette forme d’écriture dans une perspective de transformation de la psychè par l’écrit. Simone Weil, philosophe et mystique française du XXe siècle, a marqué de son empreinte le genre du carnet. Les nombreux cahiers personnels qu’elle a légués à la postérité illustrent une construction au présent d’un esprit riche et vivant qui associe la réflexion intellectuelle à l’autodiscipline. Le présent mémoire propose notamment de mettre en lumière le rôle fondamental du carnet dans le processus créatif de la philosophe. Cet angle d’analyse viendra ainsi éclairer de façon nouvelle les études portant sur l’œuvre weilienne. Ce mémoire s’ouvrira par une Introduction qui revient sur la tradition de la pratique du carnet en Occident dont s’imprègne Weil. Depuis l’Antiquité grecque, l’écriture personnelle s’articule autour des exercices de soi, dans un souci de perfectionnement spirituel. Cette approche est particulièrement visible avec la forme des hypomnêmata – des notes prises – introduite par les écoles philosophiques gréco-romaines, puis prolongées dans les pratiques monacales du christianisme primitif qui privilégient le sacrifice de soi. Une fois ce contexte bien établi, le corps du mémoire abordera plus spécifiquement le corpus des carnets weiliens. Dans un premier chapitre, une présentation de la vie et de l’œuvre de l’intellectuelle sera donnée, à la suite duquel plusieurs thématiques propres aux carnets feront l’objet d’une analyse. Il s’agira tout d’abord de s’intéresser au dressage de soi au moyen de l’écriture personnelle. Cette conscience de soi maintenue par le carnet me mènera à interroger la part du subjectif dans l’appréhension du monde chez la philosophe. Le regard sur l’extérieur me conduira ensuite à traiter de la riche intertextualité des carnets weiliens. Après m’être ainsi intéressée aux récits littéraires, je porterai enfin mon attention sur l’influence de l’expérience intérieure dans le concept de décréation développé par Weil. Le rôle particulier de l’écrit dans le processus d’inspiration sera souligné à ce stade. Cette étude propose en somme d’appréhender la pensée de la philosophe au prisme de l’écriture de soi. Elle permet également d’ouvrir la réflexion sur un enjeu plus large : le rôle de l’écriture personnelle dans la construction du sujet et de sa psychè, ainsi que les différentes approches faisant du carnet un véritable compagnon de vie de l’écrivaine. / Self-writing has come to constitute a literary genre which is difficult to define yet is part of a long tradition offering writers various means and methods of approaching their own psyche and body of work. The publication of personal notebooks written by major authors indeed demonstrates the crucial role played by this intimate practice in the elaboration of intellectual systems. Literary studies have nevertheless tended to neglect the transformational impact of this specific form of writing. Simone Weil, a French mystic and philosopher of the 20th century, has particularly enriched the genre of self-writing. The numerous notebooks she wrote show the construction of a deep and vivid mind that associates intellectual creation with strong self-discipline. The present master’s thesis will aim at highlighting the fundamental role of the notebook within the creative process of this philosopher. Such a perspective should shed new light on certain aspects of the academic literature dedicated to Weil’s works. The Introduction of this thesis offers an overview of the Western tradition of personal notebooks, which exerted a vast influence on Weil’s writings. Since Greek antiquity, writing in the first person has been an important part of self-improvement exercises, aimed at spiritual perfection. This approach is particularly visible in the hypomnêmata – taking of notes – introduced by Greek and Roman philosophical schools and developed in early Christian monastic practices focused on self-sacrifice. Once this context has been established, the main body of the thesis will focus more specifically on Weil’s notebooks. A first chapter will present her life and works, which will then allow for a focus on certain themes present in her personal writing. I will begin by focusing on self- mastery through means of writing in the first person. Next, I will analyse the importance of subjectivity in this philosopher’s worldview, before dealing with the rich intertextuality of Weil’s notebooks. Finally, I will deal with the influence of Weil’s personal experience on her own concept of décréation. The importance of writing in the inspiration process will be of particular interest in this final chapter. The main objective of this thesis is to analyse Weil’s writings through the lens of self-writing. It additionally aims at broadening analytical perspectives on the importance of personal writing in the construction of self and insisting on the role of the notebook as a life companion for the writer.