On the Revolutionary Temper | A Drink with Robert Darnton

Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson talks to historian Robert Darnton about the gossip, pamphlets and mistrust that primed eighteenth-century Parisians for revolution.

In this clip, Robert takes us through the strategies and mechanisms in place for information dissemination in eighteenth-century France.

Robert Darnton is Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and University Librarian, Emeritus, Harvard University. The author of acclaimed widely translated works in French history, he is a scholar of global stature, a Chevalier in the Légion d’honneur and winner of the National Humanities Medal.

This conversation was recorded as part of the Idler's weekly online event, A Drink with the Idler. The full recording is available to magazine and Academy subscribers. Visit the website to join: https://www.idler.co.uk/