The devil in the holy water or the art of slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon
By: Robert Darnton.
Series: Material texts
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812241839
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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Interlocking libels. The armor-plated gazetteer; title: The devil in the holy water; title: The Parisian police unveiled; title: The secret life of Pierre Manuel; title: The end of the line; title: Politics and police work. Slander and politics; title: The book police at work; title: A double agent and his authors; title: Secret missions; title: Hugger-mugger; title: Entrapment; title: The view from Versailles; title: The devil in the Bastille; title: Bohemians before Bohemianism; title: The Grub Street route to revolution; title: Slander into terror; title: Words and deeds; title: Postscript, 1802; title: The literature of libel : basic ingredients. The nature of libels; title: Anecdotes; title: Portraits; title: News; title: The literature of libel : private lives. Revolutionary metamorphoses; title: Sex and politics; title: Decadence and despotism; title: Royal depravity; title: Private lives and public affairs; title: Conclusion.