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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: $84.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2005
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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."

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BISAC Categories:
- History | Western Europe - General
- Drama | European - General
- Literary Criticism
Dewey: 842.509
LCCN: 2004400155
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Series: Gutenberg-e
Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.80 lbs) 532 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
Features: Bibliography
 
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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."
 
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