Un tour de France letterario. Il mondo dei libri alla vigilia della rivoluzione francese

A lifetime of work went into this journey across the book trade across central and southern France in the decades before their revolution. The lens here shows how books were sold and distributed in a time of increasing agitation amid class and legal divisions then. The frame that holds the lens' vie Leggi tutto

A difficult book to read because of the level of detail. Its emphasis on the book trade in all of its physical aspects is a useful antidote to an exclusive emphasis on the author. Concentrating on one long sales trip focuses attention on the details. Probably helpful to have some knowledge of 18 cen Leggi tutto

3.5 obviously the outcome of a lot of research and analysis, sometimes difficult to keep track of the different players

I've heard of much of this before - it's a good and solid backdrop to have, just in case you were snoozing through your European Literature course. I thought it was in the essence, however, a reference to Rousseau, Voltaire, and Diderot. (I've heard a couple others say those are the three big names y Leggi tutto