Rather than envision themselves as agents of state-sponsored repression, the royal book censors of eighteenth-century France wished, through their reports and decisions, to guide the literary traffic of the Enlightenment and expand public awareness of progressive thought.
"[A] welcome study . . . The reality of censorship was thus far more complex and nuanced than has often been supposed, and this study, which makes excellent use of the censors' original reports in the Bibliothèque nationale de France archives, is useful in correcting a number of misconceptions."--David Adams, French Studies
Table Of Contents
Preface
p. ix
Introduction
p. 1
The Origins of "Enlightened" Censorship
p. 7
Censorship under Louis XV: The Crisis of Authority
p. 21
Censors at Work, 1750-1763
p. 36
Cultural Intermediary, Agency of Repression?
p. 55
Royal Censorship in a Prerevolutionary Climate
p. 68
Searching for a Rudder
p. 84
How to Censor Rebellion
p. 99
Conclusion
p. 115
Notes
p. 121
Bibliography
p. 153
Index
p. 185
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Rather than envision themselves as agents of state-sponsored repression, the royal book censors of eighteenth-century France wished, through their reports and decisions, to guide the literary traffic of the Enlightenment and expand public awareness of progressive thought.
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Stanford University Press
Feb. 1st, 2012
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9780804763592
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"[A] welcome study . . . The reality of censorship was thus far more complex and nuanced than has often been supposed, and this study, which makes excellent use of the censors' original reports in the Bibliothèque nationale de France archives, is useful in correcting a number of misconceptions."--David Adams, French Studies
Table Of Contents
Preface
p. ix
Introduction
p. 1
The Origins of "Enlightened" Censorship
p. 7
Censorship under Louis XV: The Crisis of Authority
p. 21
Censors at Work, 1750-1763
p. 36
Cultural Intermediary, Agency of Repression?
p. 55
Royal Censorship in a Prerevolutionary Climate
p. 68
Searching for a Rudder
p. 84
How to Censor Rebellion
p. 99
Conclusion
p. 115
Notes
p. 121
Bibliography
p. 153
Index
p. 185
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