Clandestine philosophy : new studies on subversive manuscripts in early modern Europe, 1620-1823 / edited by Gianni Paganini, Margaret C. Jacob, and John Christian Laursen.
"Clandestine philosophical manuscripts, made up of forbidden works including erotic texts, political pamphlets, satires of court life, forbidden religious texts, and books about the occult, had an avid readership in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, becoming objects of historical resear...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press in association with the UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library,
[2020]
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| Series: | UCLA Clark Memorial Library series ;
27. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Clandestine philosophical manuscripts, made up of forbidden works including erotic texts, political pamphlets, satires of court life, forbidden religious texts, and books about the occult, had an avid readership in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, becoming objects of historical research by the twentieth century. The purveyors of the clandestine could be found in the Dutch Republic, Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, and not least in Paris or London. Despite the heavy risks, including prison, the circulation of these manuscripts was a prosperous venture. After Ira Wade's pioneering contribution (1938), Clandestine Philosophy is the first work in English entirely focused on the philosophical clandestine manuscripts that preceded and accompanied the birth of the Enlightenment. Topics from philosophy, political and religious thought, and moral and sexual behaviour are addressed by contemporary authors working in both America and Europe. These manuscripts shed light on the birth of pornography and provide an important avenue for investigating philosophical, religious, political, and social critique."-- |
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| Item Description: | This volume is a result of a conference held on March 4-5, 2016 in Los Angeles at the UCLA Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 430 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1487530552 9781487530556 1487530544 9781487530549 1487504616 9781487504618 1487531567 9781487531560 |