Read The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

Robert Darnton

4.9/5 (29046 ratings)

Description:Robert Darnton's work is one of the main reasons that cultural history has become an exciting study central to our understanding of the past.More popular than the canon of the great Enlightenment philosophers were other books, also banned by the regime, written and sold "under the cloak." These formed a libertine literature that was a crucial part of the culture of dissent in the Old Regime. Robert Darnton explores the cultural and political significance of these "bad" books and introduces readers to three of the most influential illegal best-sellers, from which he includes substantial excerpts. Winner of the 1995 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France. To get started finding The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 440

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0393314421

Description: Robert Darnton's work is one of the main reasons that cultural history has become an exciting study central to our understanding of the past.More popular than the canon of the great Enlightenment philosophers were other books, also banned by the regime, written and sold "under the cloak." These formed a libertine literature that was a crucial part of the culture of dissent in the Old Regime. Robert Darnton explores the cultural and political significance of these "bad" books and introduces readers to three of the most influential illegal best-sellers, from which he includes substantial excerpts. Winner of the 1995 National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France. To get started finding The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

The Forbidden Best-Sellers of Pre-Revolutionary France

More Books

The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789

The Revolutionary Temper: Paris, 1748-1789

The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History

The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History

The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future

The Case for Books: Past, Present, and Future

Into Print: Limits and Legacies of the Enlightenment; Essays in Honor of Robert Darnton (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)

Into Print: Limits and Legacies of the Enlightenment; Essays in Honor of Robert Darnton (Penn State Series in the History of the Book)

Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature

Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature

The Business of Enlightenment: Publishing History of the "Encyclopédie," 1775-1800

The Business of Enlightenment: Publishing History of the "Encyclopédie," 1775-1800

George Washington's False Teeth: An Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century

George Washington's False Teeth: An Unconventional Guide to the Eighteenth Century

Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France

Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France

Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment

Pirating and Publishing: The Book Trade in the Age of Enlightenment