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Title

  • Clandestine philosophy : new studies on subversive manuscripts in early modern Europe, 1620-1823

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."-- Provided by publisher.

Names

  • Jacob, Margaret C., 1943- editor.
  • Laursen, John Christian, editor.
  • Paganini, Gianni, 1950- editor.
  • University of California, Los Angeles. Center for 17th- & 18th- Century Studies, host institution, publisher.

Created / Published

  • 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]

Headings

  • -  Manuscripts, European--History--17th century--Congresses
  • -  Manuscripts, European--History--18th century--Congresses
  • -  Manuscripts, European--History--19th century--Congresses
  • -  Philosophy, Modern--History--Congresses
  • -  Underground literature--Europe--History and criticism--Congresses
  • -  Underground literature--Europe--Manuscripts--Congresses

Notes

  • -  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.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oapen, viewed June 8, 2020).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xiii, 430 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • B801

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019474030

OCLC Number

  • n1148178622

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Jacob, Margaret C., Editor, Gianni Paganini, and Los Angeles. Center For 17Th- & 18Th- Century Studies University Of California. Clandestine philosophy: new studies on subversive manuscripts in early modern Europe, -1823. editeds by Laursen, John Christian [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] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019474030/.

APA citation style:

Jacob, M. C., Paganini, G. & University Of California, L. A. C. F. 1. &. 1. C. S., Laursen, J. C., ed. (2020) Clandestine philosophy: new studies on subversive manuscripts in early modern Europe, -1823. [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] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019474030/.

MLA citation style:

Jacob, Margaret C., Editor, Gianni Paganini, and Los Angeles. Center For 17Th- & 18Th- Century Studies University Of California. Clandestine philosophy: new studies on subversive manuscripts in early modern Europe, -1823. ed by Laursen, John Christian [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] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019474030/>.