The Enlightenment in practice academic prize contests and intellectual culture in France, 1670-1794 / Jeremy L. Caradonna.

Author/creator Caradonna, Jeremy L., 1979-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press,
Descriptionxii, 333 p. : map ; 25 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Supplemental ContentFull text available from UPCC Books 2012 History Collection Supplement
Subjects
Literature--Competitions. --France. --History. --17th century.
Literature--Competitions. --France. --History. --18th century.
Literary prizes--France. --History. --17th century.
Literary prizes--France. --History. --18th century.
Enlightenment--France.
France--Intellectual life. --17th century.
France--Intellectual life. --18th century.

Contents The rebirth of the concours académique : cultural politics and the domestication of letters in the age of Louis XIV -- À la recherche du concours académique -- The participatory Enlightenment -- Dijon revisited : Rousseau's first discourse from the perspective of the concours académique -- The concours académique, political culture, and the formation of the critical public sphere -- The practical Enlightenment : the concours académique, the state, and the pursuit of expertise -- Prize contests in the revolutionary crucible : decline and regeneration -- Conclusion : the Enlightenment in question.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011037481
ISBN9780801450600 (cloth : alk. paper)

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