La portée pédagogique de la méthode oulipienne M +/– n Quand la littérature se fait par le dictionnaire

“Constraint”, for Oulipo writers, is the engine of literary creation. In this contribution, based on an extension of the Oulipo aesthetic and method S+7, the author considers its pedagogical potential regarding the learning of a foreign language. The dictionary, in this light, reveals itself to be a privileged device for literary creation and thus practice of creative writing.