Business of Enlightenment A Publishing History of the Encyclopedia, 1775-1800

A great book about even greater book, The Business of Enlightenment explores some fascinating territory in the new French genre of histoire du livre. This tale of entrepreneurial greed and intrigue, with its colorful cast of characters, examines the means of cultural communication in eighteenth century Europe. In tracing the publishing history of Diderot's Encyclopedie, Robert Darnton investigates the workings of the literary marketplace and demonstrates how ideas are diffused through society.Darnton, Robert is the author of 'Business of Enlightenment A Publishing History of the Encyclopedia, 1775-1800' with ISBN 9780674087859 and ISBN 0674087852.