The forbidden best-sellers of pre-revolutionary France /
Drawing on twenty-five years of research, Darnton reveals the illegal book trade in rich detail. He explores the cultural and political significance of these "bad" books and introduces readers to three of the most influential illegal best-sellers: Therese Philosophe, an anti-clerical blend...
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New York :
W.W. Norton,
1995.
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Tabl Cynhwysion:
- I. Forbidden Literature and the Literary Market. 1. Philosophy Under the Cloak. 2. Best-Sellers
- II. Key Texts. 3. Philosophical Pornography. 4. Utopian Fantasy. 5. Political Slander
- III. Do Books Cause Revolutions? 6. Diffusion vs. Discourse. 7. Communication Networks. 8. The History of Political Libel. 9. Reader Response. 10. Public Opinion
- IV. "Philosophical Books": A Short Anthology. Therese Philosophe, ou memoires pour servir a l'histoire du P. Dirrag et de Mlle Eradice (Therese Philosophe, Or, Memoirs About the Affair Between Father Dirrag and Mademoiselle Eradice). Probably 1748; probably written by Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, marquis d'Argens. L'An deux mille quatre cent quarante, reve s'il en fut jamais (The Year 2440: A Dream If Ever There Was One). "Amsterdam, 1771" Louis-Sebastien Mercier. Anecdotes sur Mme la comtesse du Barry (Anecdotes About Mme la comtesse du Barry). "London, 1775," probably written by Mathieu-Francois Pidansat de Mairobert.