Royal Censorship of Books in Eighteenth-century France

Author	: Raymond Birn
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 2012
ISBN-10	: 0804763593
ISBN-13	: 9780804763592
Rating	: 4/5 (592 Downloads)

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Download or read book Royal Censorship of Books in Eighteenth-century France written by Raymond Birn and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rather than envision themselves as agents of state-sponsored repression, the royal book censors of eighteenth-century France wished, through their reports and decisions, to guide the literary traffic of the Enlightenment and expand public awareness of progressive thought.

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