Poetry and the Police: Communication Networks in Eighteenth-century Paris - Robert Darnton - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674057159 - November 8, 2010
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Poetry and the Police: Communication Networks in Eighteenth-century Paris

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In spring 1749, Francois Bonis found himself unexpectedly hauled off to the Bastille for distributing an 'abominable poem about the king.' So began the Affair of the Fourteen, a police crackdown on ordinary citizens for unauthorized poetry recitals. This book follows the poems as they passed through several media.

240 pages, 9 halftones, 1 chart

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released November 8, 2010
ISBN13 9780674057159
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 150 × 218 × 21 mm   ·   403 g
Language English  

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