Publishing and Cultural Politics in Revolutionary Paris, 1789-1810: Volume 12

by Carla Hesse

Book Overview

In 1789, French revolutionaries initiated a cultural experiment that radically transformed the three basic elements of French literary civilization--authorship, printing, and publishing. In a panoramic analysis, Carla Hesse tells how the Revolution shook the Parisian printing and publishing world from top to bottom, liberating the trade from absolutist institutions and inaugurating a free-market exchange of ideas.

Historians and literary critics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520301935
• ISBN13: 9780520301931
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"