When writers desacralize syntax

HASh! the prestige of the writer! Holder of the secret of language, learned guardian of words, he is the guarantor, in the collective imagination, of syntactic elegance. However, who says literature does not necessarily say sustained language and impeccable grammar. For some feathers, it is even a playground conducive to all kinds of acrobatics, even the most daring sacrileges. Before the XVII^and century, there is nothing sacred about syntax for authors. “When we read Renaissance writers today, such as Rabelais or Montaigne, certain turns of phrase, or choice of words, may seem shocking, notes grammarian Lauriane Maisonneuve, literature researcher and specialist in classical theater syntax. But, at the time, the syntax did not exist. These…