The world of illegal publishing in eighteenth-century France was
large and varied, taking in the greatest works of Voltaire,
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Diderot, as well as the scandalous books
of grub street writers. Here we have a map of that world,
constructed by Robert Darnton based on his many years of research
in the field. Darnton shows us the scope of this literary
underground with a complete bibliography of the hundreds of books
that circulated "under the cloak." He documents their geographical
distribution throughout France, and measures the levels of demand
for these books. By ranking these levels of demand he compiles a
bestseller list of illegal books, with surprising results.
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2012 |
| First published: |
March 1995 |
| Authors: |
Robert Darnton
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 127 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-33267-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-393-33267-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780393332674 |
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