The business of enlightenment : a publishing history of the Encyclopedie, 1775-1800 / / Robert Darnton

• Autore: Darnton Robert
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : Belknap Press, 1979
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (638 pages)
• Disciplina: 034.1
• Soggetto topico: Encyclopedias and dictionaries, French
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliography and index.
• Nota di contenuto: I. Introduction: The Biography of a Book II. The Genesis of a Speculation in Publishing The Neuchatel Reprint Plan From the Reprint to the Revised Edition Joseph Duplain and His Quarto Encyclopedie Publishing, Politics, and Panckoucke From the Revised Edition to the Quarto The Paris Conference of 1777 The Basis of a Bonne Affaire III. Juggling Editions The "Second Edition" The Origins of the "Third Edition" Imbroglios The Neuchatel Imprint Opening Gambits of the Final Negotiations Duel by Lettre Ostensible The Last Turn of the Screw The Contract IV. Piracy and Trade War Pirate Raids The Octavo Publishers and Their Encyclopedie The Origins of the Quarto-Octavo War The Final Failure of Diplomacy Open War Pourparlers for Peace A Drole de Paix V. Bookmaking Strains on the Production System Procuring Paper Copy Recruiting Workers Setting Wages Pacing Work and Managing Labor Printing: Technology and the Human Element VI. Diffusion Managerial Problems and Polemics Marketing Booksellers Prices and Consumers The Sales Pattern Subscribers, A Case Study Diffusion in France Diffusion Outside France Reading VII. Settling Accounts The Hidden Schism of 1778 A Preliminary Reglement de Comples The Feud Between Duplain and the STN Marketing Maneuvers The Perrin Affair The Anatomy of a Swindle The Final Confrontation in Lyons Denouement Epilogue VIII. The Ultimate Encyclopedie The Origins of the Encyclopedie Methodique The Climactic Moment in Enlightenment Publishing The Liegeois Settlement Panckoucke's Conception of the Supreme Encyclopedie Panckoucke as an Editor The Authors of the Methodique Two Generations of Encyclopedists From Voltairianism to Professionalism Launching the Biggest Book of the Century IX. Encyclopedism, Capitalism, and Revolution Panckoucke 's Folly From Encyclopedism to Jacobinism An Enlightenment Publisher in a Cultural Revolution The Last of the Encyclopedists X. Conclusion The Production and Diffusion of Enlightenment Enlightenment Publishing and the Spirit of Capitalism The Encyclopedie and the State The Cultural Revolution Appendices A. Contracts of the Encyclopedie Publishers, 1776-1780 B. Subscriptions to the Quarto Encyclopedie C. Incidence of Subscriptions in Major French Cities D. Contributors to the Encyclopedie Methodique Bibliographical Note Index
• Titolo autorizzato: The business of enlightenment
• ISBN: 0-674-03018-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821565403321
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