Private Lives and Public Affairs

From 1770 to 1789 a succession of highly publicized cases riveted the attention of the French public. Maza argues that the reporting of these private scandals had a decisive effect on the way in which the French public came to understand public issues in the years before the Revolution.

List of Illustrations

ix

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction

1

(18)

The Social Imagery of Political Crisis, 1771-1773

19

(49)

The Rose-Girl of Salency: From Theatricality to Rhetoric

68

(44)

Private Lives and Public Affairs: Upper-Class Scandal, 1774-1778

112

(55)

The Diamond Necklace Affair, 1785-1786

167

(45)

``Innocent Blood Avenged'': Emplotting Judicial Reform, 1785-1786

212

(51)

Domestic Drama and the Social Contract

263

(50)

Conclusion

313

(12)

Bibliography

325

(14)

Index

339

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