Fiction, Kingship and the Politics of Character in Eighteenth-Century France
Document Type
Book
Role
Contributor
Publication
Mystifying the Monarchy: Studies on Discourse, Power and History
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Standard Number
9789053567678
First Page
139
Last Page
158
Publication Date
2006
Abstract
This article examines the impact of fictional forms and techniques on attitudes toward the king and royal authority in eighteenth-century France. It focuses on allegorical novels that made the king, Louis XV, into a character and then mocked his authority. I argue that the techniques of fiction demystified the king in the eyes of the reading public and led them to judge him and demand accountability. --author-supplied description
Repository Citation
Graham, Lisa Jane. "Fiction, Kingship and the Politics of Character in Eighteenth-Century France." Mystifying the Monarch: Studies on Discourse, Power, and History. By Jeroen Deploige and Gita Deneckere. Amsterdam: Amsterdam UP, 2006. 139-58. Print.
