Royal Censorship of Books in Eighteenth-century France
- ISBN-10
- 0804763593
- ISBN-13
- 9780804763592
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 195
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Raymond Birn
Description
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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