Quel public pour un Livre des Eneydes compilé par Virgile ? Le premier ouvrage connu au nom de Guillaume Le Roy seul et ses lecteurs

In 1483, Guillaume Le Roy published a Livre des Eneydes that presents itself, in many respects, as an ambitious editorial project. Several elements — from the explicit statement in the preamble to the organization of the text — suggest a clear intention to reach a broader readership than the traditional learned audience, particularly for a work rooted in the classical tradition. However, it is likely that the work, which appears not to have been reprinted after its first edition, did not meet with the hoped-for success. This article examines the possible reasons that may have contributed to the commercial failure of Le Roy’s noteworthy editorial undertaking.