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The corpus of clandestine literature in France, 1769-1789 /

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 y...

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Main Author:	Darnton, Robert
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : W.W. Norton, ©1995.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	French literature > 18th century > History and criticism. Underground literature > Publishing > France > History > 18th century. Underground literature > France > History and criticism. Literature publishing > France > History > 18th century. Littérature française > 18e siècle > Histoire et critique. Littérature clandestine > Édition > France > Histoire > 18e siècle. Littérature clandestine > France > Histoire et critique. Littérature > Édition > France > Histoire > 18e siècle. Literature. French literature. Literature publishing. Underground literature. Underground literature > Publishing. France. Verbotenes Buch Untergrundliteratur Bibliografie Frankreich Verboden boeken. Boekhandel. Underground literature > France > History > 18th century > History and criticism. Französisch. Biography, literature & literary studies. Literature: history & criticism. 1700-1799 Geschichte 1769-1789 French literature > History Criticism, interpretation, etc. History. Bibliographies.
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