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'An important, enormously intelligent book, grounded in exhaustive original research, that will make a major contribution to more than one field. A model of cutting-edge cultural history.' Professor David A. Bell, Johns Hopkins University, USA 'Gregory S. Brown's challenging interpretation of the Societe des auteurs dramatiques provides a new, convincing analysis of this fascinating institution and writes a new chapter in the biography of Beaumarchais, the most important playwright of the late Old Regime.' Professor Jeffrey S. Ravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA '[Gregory Brown's] detailed treatment of eighteenth-century institutions, society, and attitudes is a valuable contribution to the literature and one that writers and librarians will find useful and interesting.' Libraries and the Cultural Record 'Brown's study will be essential reading for everyone interested in Beaumarchais the man, French theatre history, and the development of the status of the author in society.' Modern and Contemporary France 'Brown has uncovered a wealth of new material on the activities of the Society of Dramatic Authors, which enables him to offer an original interpretation of its cutural role.' H-France Review 'Brown's study is solidly documented and sheds much light on the role of sociability in the cultural politics of late eighteenth-century France.' Journal of Modern History

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Gregory Brown is Associate Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. He is author of A Field of Honor: Writers, Court Culture and Public Theater in French Literary Life from Racine to the Revolution and The French Revolution: Cultures in Conflict.

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