| A Field of Honor: Writers, Court Culture, and Public Theater in French Literary Life from Racine to the Revolution Contributor(s): Brown, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231124600 ISBN-13: 9780231124607 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Gregory S. Brown's "A Field of Honor: The Identities of Writers, Court Culture and Public Theater in the French Intellectual Field from Racine to the Revolution" offers a multilevel study of the intellectual, social, and institutional contexts of dramatic authorship and the world of playwrights in 18th-century Paris. Brown deftly interweaves research in archival and printed materials, case studies of individual authorial strategies, the rich, often contentious historiography on the French Enlightenment and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Drawing on a sophisticated array of recent studies, Brown positions his work against and between the grain of alternative approaches and interpretations. He combines scholarship on the history of the book with analyses of political culture and cultural identity, leaving the reader with a strong and revealing appreciation for the tensions and crosscurrents staged at the center of the 18th-century "republic of letters." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - Drama | European - General - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 842.509 |
| LCCN: 2004400155 |
| Series: Gutenberg-e |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.80 lbs) 532 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
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| Publisher Description: Gregory S. Brown's A Field of Honor: The Identities of Writers, Court Culture and Public Theater in the French Intellectual Field from Racine to the Revolution offers a multilevel study of the intellectual, social, and institutional contexts of dramatic authorship and the world of playwrights in 18th-century Paris. Brown deftly interweaves research in archival and printed materials, case studies of individual authorial strategies, the rich, often contentious historiography on the French Enlightenment and contemporary cultural theory and criticism. Drawing on a sophisticated array of recent studies, Brown positions his work against and between the grain of alternative approaches and interpretations. He combines scholarship on the history of the book with analyses of political culture and cultural identity, leaving the reader with a strong and revealing appreciation for the tensions and crosscurrents staged at the center of the 18th-century "republic of letters." |