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The Bad Taste of Others

- Judging Literary Value in Eighteenth-Century France

About The Bad Taste of Others

Faced with the potential chaos of an expanding literary market Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and other Enlightenment writers used the damning label of "bad taste" in order to claim the authority to shape the French literary heritage in their image.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812243598
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 280
  • Published:
  • October 20, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x0 mm.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 24, 2024

Description of The Bad Taste of Others

Faced with the potential chaos of an expanding literary market Montesquieu, Voltaire, Diderot, and other Enlightenment writers used the damning label of "bad taste" in order to claim the authority to shape the French literary heritage in their image.

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