Performative Polemic: Anti-Absolutist Pamphlets and Their Readers in Late Seventeenth-Century France

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Performative Polemic is the first literary historical study to analyze the "war of words" unleashed in the pamphlets denouncing Louis XIV's absolute monarchy between 1667 and 1715. As conflict erupted between the French ruler and his political enemies, pamphlet writers across Europe penned scathing assaults on the his bellicose impulses and expansionist policies. This book investigates how pamphlet writers challenged the monarchy's monopoly...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1644532107

ISBN13:9781644532102

Release Date:June 2021

Publisher:University of Delaware Press

Length:338 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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Performative Polemic: Anti-Absolutist Pamphlets and Their Readers in Late Seventeenth-Century France

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