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The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon

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Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780812221718
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 552
  • Published:
  • August 1, 2011
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x236x35 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 926 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: November 1, 2024

Description of The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon

Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre.

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