Poetry and the police communication networks in eighteenth-century Paris / Robert Darnton.

Author/creator Darnton, Robert
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,
Descriptionvi, 224 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Subjects
Political culture--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Communication in politics--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Information networks--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Political poetry, French--History and criticism.
Street music--France. --Paris. --History and criticism.
Police--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Political activists--France. --Paris. --History. --18th century.
Paris (France)--History. --1715-1789.
Paris (France)--Politics and government. --18th century.
Paris (France)--Social conditions. --18th century.

Contents Policing a poem -- A conundrum -- A communication network -- Ideological danger? -- Court politics -- Crime and punishment -- A missing dimension -- The larger context -- Poetry and politics -- Song -- Music -- Chansonniers -- Reception -- A diagnosis -- Public opinion -- The songs and poems distributed by the Fourteen -- Texts of "Qu'une batarde de catin" -- Poetry and the fall of Maurepas -- The trail of the Fourteen -- The popularity of tunes -- An electronic cabaret : Paris street songs, 1748-1750.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [189]-209) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010026303
ISBN9780674057159 (alk. paper)
ISBN0674057155 (alk. paper)

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