Poetry and the Police : Communication Networks in Eighteenth-Century Paris / Robert Darnton, Hélène Delavault, Claude Pavy.
2012
DC729 .D37 2012
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Title
Poetry and the Police : Communication Networks in Eighteenth-Century Paris / Robert Darnton, Hélène Delavault, Claude Pavy.
Author
Darnton, Robert, author.
ISBN
9780674059276
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (240 p.)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.4159/9780674059276 doi
Call Number
DC729 .D37 2012
Alternate Call Number
AP 13300
Dewey Decimal Classification
944.361034
Summary
Darnton has ably mined the available evidence surrounding the 1749 investigation and string of arrests for sedition known as the "Affair of the Fourteen" and produced a remarkable analysis of a subversive Parisian public discourse that openly attacked the king, his mistress, new taxes, and an unpopular peace treaty. Darnton lucidly reconstructs a world where information traveled through poems and songs set to familiar melodies; he reminds us that our world of instant communication, tweets, and 24-hour news cycles is not as distinctive as we may believe. With rich end matter that includes the lyrics of poems and songs as well as a link to a superb recording of some of the songs by cabaret artist Helene Delavault, this interdisciplinary piece is highly recommended for serious students across the humanities as well as readers with an interest in 18th-century French culture and politics.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
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Delavault, Hélène, author.
Pavy, Claude, author.
Pavy, Claude, author.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction 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
Conclusion
The Songs and Poems Distributed by the Fourteen
Texts of "Qu'une bâtarde 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 Sung by Hélène Delavault
Notes
Index
Contents
Introduction 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
Conclusion
The Songs and Poems Distributed by the Fourteen
Texts of "Qu'une bâtarde 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 Sung by Hélène Delavault
Notes
Index