Kathrina Ann LaPorta
Performative Polemic: Anti-Absolutist Pamphlets and their Readers in Late Seventeenth-Century France
Performative Polemic: Anti-Absolutist Pamphlets and their Readers in Late Seventeenth-Century France
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Performative Polemic examines the "war of words" between Louis XIV and his political enemies, challenging the monarchys monopoly over sovereignty by contesting the crown's authority. Kathrina LaPorta's book offers a new conceptual framework for reading pamphlets as political interventions, appealing to the theater-going public and readers of historical novels and periodicals.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 338 pages
Publication date: 21 June 2021
Publisher: Associated University Presses
Performative Polemic is a groundbreaking literary historical study that delves into the intense "war of words" that erupted in pamphlets denouncing Louis XIV's absolute monarchy between 1667 and 1715. As political tensions escalated between the French ruler and his adversaries, pamphlet writers across Europe unleashed scathing critiques against the Sun King's belligerent impulses and expansionist policies. This book explores the ways in which pamphlet writers challenged the monarch's monopoly over sovereignty by contesting the very mechanisms through which the crown legitimized its authority both domestically and internationally. Author Kathrina LaPorta presents a novel conceptual framework for interpreting pamphlets as political interventions, emphasizing the significance of analyzing their form to understand how pamphleteers successfully seduced readers by capitalizing on existing markets in literature, legal writing, and journalism.
Pamphlet writers appealed to a diverse audience, including theater-goers who frequented plays by renowned playwrights such as Molière and Racine, as well as readers of historical novels and periodicals. By employing theatrical metaphors and rhetorical devices, pamphleteers sought to entertain and engage their readers while simultaneously exposing the performative circuitry behind the façade of monarchy. Through their critical writings, pamphlet writers played a vital role in shaping public opinion and contributing to the broader political discourse of the time.
Weight: 476g
Dimension: 153 x 228 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781644532102
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