Reading culture and writing practices in nineteenth-century France

• Published in: Reading culture and writing practices in nineteenth-century France
• Main Author: Lyons, Martyn
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; French
• Published: Toronto [Ont.] University of Toronto Press 2008; University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Series: Studies in book and print culture
• Subjects: 19th century; Book industries and trade; Books and reading; France; History; Social change; Written communication; 19th century; France

Between about 1830 and the outbreak of the First World War, print culture, reading, and writing transformed cultural life in Western Europe in many significant ways. Book production and consumption increased dramatically, and practices such as letter- and diary-writing were widespread. This study de...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: The Importance of the Nineteenth Century Statistical Approach -- 2. In Search of the Bestsellers of Nineteenth-Century France, 1815-1850 -- 3. Towards a National Literary Culture in France: Bookshops and the Decline of the Colporteur Censorship and Commemoration -- 4. Fires of Expiation: Book-Burnings and Catholic Missions in Restoration France -- 5. Literary Commemoration and the Uses of History: The Gutenberg Festival in Strasbourg, 1840 Readers -- 6. Reading Experience of Worker-Autobiographers in Nineteenth-Century Europe -- 7. Oral Culture and the Rural Community: The Veillee d'hiver -- 8. Why We Need an Oral History of Reading Writers -- 9. Reading Practices, Writing Practices: Intimate Writings in Nineteenth-Century France -- 10. French Soldiers and Their Correspondence: Towards a History of Writing Practices in the First World War -- App. Calculating Bestsellers in Early Nineteenth-Century France.
• Front Matter Table of Contents Tables, Maps, Images Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1: Introduction: 2: In Search of the Bestsellers of Nineteenth-Century France, 1815–1850 3: Towards a National Literary Culture in France: 4: Fires of Expiation: 5: Literary Commemoration and the Uses of History: 6: The Reading Experience of Worker-Autobiographers in Nineteenth–Century Europe 7: Oral Culture and the Rural Community: 8: Why We Need an Oral History of Reading 9: Reading Practices, Writing Practices: 10: French Soldiers and Their Correspondence: Appendix: Notes Select Bibliography Index Back Matter
• Intro -- Contents -- Tables, Maps, Images -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction: The Importance of the Nineteenth Century -- The Statistical Approach -- 2 In Search of the Bestsellers of Nineteenth-Century France, 1815-1850 -- 3 Towards a National Literary Culture in France: Bookshops and the Decline of the Colporteur -- Censorship and Commemoration -- 4 Fires of Expiation: Book-Burnings and Catholic Missions in Restoration France -- 5 Literary Commemoration and the Uses of History: The Gutenberg Festival in Strasbourg, 1840 -- Readers -- 6 The Reading Experience of Worker-Autobiographers in Nineteenth-Century Europe -- 7 Oral Culture and the Rural Community: The Veillée d'Hiver -- 8 Why We Need an Oral History of Reading -- Writers -- 9 Reading Practices, Writing Practices: Intimate Writings in Nineteenth-Century France -- 10 French Soldiers and Their Correspondence: Towards a History of Writing Practices in the First World War -- Appendix: Calculating Bestsellers in Early Nineteenth-Century France -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z