Confiscations at Customs: Banned Books and the French Booktrade During the Last Years of the Ancien R?gime

by Robert L. Dawson

The French Enlightenment takes place against a background of State censorship. During the last decade or so of the Ancien régime, the French government fluctuated considerably regarding its approach to banned books: on the one hand, many were not overtly prohibited but were nonetheless seized; on the other, banned books were often allowed through. The inconsistencies of officials provide revealing insights into the innermost workings of the system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0729408817
• ISBN13: 9780729408813
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Voltaire Foundation in Association with Liver
• Length: 332 Pages