The devil in the holy water or the art of slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon / Robert Darnton.

Author/creator Darnton, Robert
Format Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Descriptionviii, 534 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
French literature--18th century. --History and criticism.
Underground literature--Publishing. --France. --History. --18th century.
Libel and slander in literature.
Libel and slander--France. --History. --18th century.
Authors and publishers--France. --History. --18th century.
Publishers and publishing--France. --History. --18th century.
Law and literature--France. --History. --18th century.
Literature and society--France. --History. --18th century.

Spine title Devil in the holy water
SeriesMaterial texts
Material texts. ^A486421
Contents Interlocking libels. The armor-plated gazetteer -- The devil in the holy water -- The Parisian police unveiled -- The secret life of Pierre Manuel -- The end of the line -- Politics and police work. Slander and politics -- The book police at work -- A double agent and his authors -- Secret missions -- Hugger-mugger -- Entrapment -- The view from Versailles -- The devil in the Bastille -- Bohemians before Bohemianism -- The Grub Street route to revolution -- Slander into terror -- Words and deeds -- Postscript, 1802 -- The literature of libel : basic ingredients. The nature of libels -- Anecdotes -- Portraits -- News -- The literature of libel : private lives. Revolutionary metamorphoses -- Sex and politics -- Decadence and despotism -- Royal depravity -- Private lives and public affairs -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009028209
ISBN9780812241839 (alk. paper)
ISBN0812241835 (alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ265 .D3675 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold