The devil in the holy water or the art of slander from Louis XIV to Napoleon

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

Author/creator	Darnton, Robert
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2010.
Description	viii, 534 pages, 4 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)	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
Series	Material 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 note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2009028209
ISBN	9780812241839 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0812241835 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PQ265 .D3675 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold