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The Literary Underground of the Old Regime

The Literary Underground of the Old Regime( )
Author: Darnton, Robert
ISBN:978-0-674-53657-9
Publication Date:Oct 1985
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.00
Book Description:

Robert Darnton introduces us to the shadowy world of pirate publishers, garret scribblers, under-the-cloak book peddlers, smugglers, and police spies that composed the literary underground of the Enlightenment. Here are the ambitious writers who crowded into Paris seeking fame and fortune within the Republic of Letters, but who instead sank into the miserable world of Grub Street--victims of a closed world of protection and privilege. Venting their frustrations in an...
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Book Details
Pages:272
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):7.332 x 9.087 x 0.702 Inches
Book Weight:0.647 Pounds



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