The World of the Salons is a revisionist study of the French salon of the eighteenth century, arguing that it was a place governed by social hierarchy, not equality, connected to the world of the Court, and not the fount of the Enlightenment as has traditionally been believed.
The World of the Salons is a revisionist study of the French salon of the eighteenth century, arguing that it was a place governed by social hierarchy, not equality, connected to the world of the Court, and not the fount of the Enlightenment as has traditionally been believed.
Antoine Lilti teaches social and cultural history at the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and is former editor of the Annales journal. He is the author of The Invention of Celebrity.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: From the Salon to the World: Sociability and Distinction Chapter 1: Sociability and Hospitality Chapter 2: The Worldly Sphere Chapter 3: Men of Letters and Worldliness Part II: News and Opinion: The Politics of High Society Chapter 4: Word Games: Literature and Sociability Chapter 5: Society's Judgment and Worldly Opinion Chapter 6: Politics in the Salon Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: From the Salon to the World: Sociability and Distinction Chapter 1: Sociability and Hospitality Chapter 2: The Worldly Sphere Chapter 3: Men of Letters and Worldliness Part II: News and Opinion: The Politics of High Society Chapter 4: Word Games: Literature and Sociability Chapter 5: Society's Judgment and Worldly Opinion Chapter 6: Politics in the Salon Conclusion Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
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