Poetry and police. Communication network in 18th century Paris.
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The book "Poetry and Police" by Harvard University professor Robert Darnton combines techniques of detective investigation, historical research, and theoretical reflection. Its plot is related to the secondary unraveling of the circumstances of a case that had already been solved by the Parisian police. It concerns the dissemination in the spring of 1749 of seditious verses directed against the royal court and personally against Louis XV. In an attempt to identify the author, the police sent fourteen representatives of the educated class - students, young priests, and lawyers - to the Bastille. Reconstructing the cultural context behind these verses, Robert Darnton describes the everyday, popular, and courtly poetry as an important political medium that largely determined what would later be called "public opinion." Following in the footsteps of 18th-century French detectives to unravel the chain of dissemination of such verses, the American historian reveals the role of oral communication and social networks in an era when the Old Regime was already fading away and the Internet had not yet been invented. 2nd edition.
Author:
Author:Darnton Robert
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Humor & Entertainment
Dimensions:
Dimensions:22x14.5x1.3 cm
Series:
Series:Intellectual History
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4448-2120-6
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