The Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History

The Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History

â€œLearned and lively essays. . . . Each subject [Darnton] investigatesâ€•from the history of reading to Andrzej Wajdaâ€™s film â€˜Dantonâ€™â€•has its own fascination.â€ â€•The New Yorker
At home in the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries, Robert Darnton is a shrewd and entertaining guide to the shifting borderlands of history and culture. These wide-ranging essays appear under various headings: â€œCurrent Eventsâ€ â€•this section includes the wonderful story of the moment in 1792 when all the delegates in the French Legislative Assembly kissed each other; â€œMedia,â€ on television, pounding a newspaper beat, and tips to academics on how to get a book published; â€œThe Printed Word,â€ with an essay on the history of books; â€œThe Lay of the Land,â€ on aspects of intellectual history; and â€œGood Neighbors,â€ on the relation of history to literature anthropology, and the sociology of knowledge.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1991-08-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393307528

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