Description: God's Plagiarist by R. Howard Bloch An account of the abbe Jacques-Paul Migne, one of the great entrepreneurs of the nineteenth century. Characterized by the police as one of the great "schemers" of the century, this priest-entrepreneur put the most questionable of business practices in the service of his devotion to Catholicism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Gods Plagiarist is an entertaining account of the abbe Jacques-Paul Migne, one of the great entrepreneurs of the nineteenth century. A priest in Orleans from 1824 to 1833, Migne then moved to Paris, where, in the space of a decade, he built one of the most extensive publishing ventures of all time.How did he do it?Migne harnessed a deep well of personal energy and a will of iron to the latest innovations in print technology, advertising, and merchandising. His assembly-line production and innovative marketing of the massive editions of the Church Fathers placed him at the forefront of Frances new commerce. Characterized by the police as one of the great "schemers" of the century, this priest-entrepreneur put the most questionable of business practices in the service of his devotion to Catholicism. Part detective novel, part morality tale, Blochs narrative not only will interest scholars of nineteenth-century French intellectual history but will appeal also to general readers interested in the history of publishing or just a good historical yarn."An unforgettable, Daumier-like portrait, sharp and satirical, of this enterprising, austere and somewhat crazed merchandiser of sacred learning. . . . Bloch deserves great credit for the wit and style of his effort to explore the Pedantic Park of nineteenth-century learning, that island of monsters which scholars have found, as yet, no escape."—Anthony Grafton, New Republic"Bloch is an exhilarating guide to the methods which made Migne the Napoleon of the Prospectus, a publicist of genius, Buffalo Bill and P.T. Barnum rolled into one."—David Coward, Times Literary Supplement"Mercifully, Blochs sense of humour has none of that condescending mock-bewilderment commonly applied to the foreign or ancient. . . . It enables Bloch to promote Migne as a forerunner of the department store and to place him on a continuum running from St. Paul to the Tupperware party: the quality of the merchandise is increasingly irrelevant, still more the nature of its contents."—Graham Robb, London Review of Books Author Biography R. Howard Bloch is the Sterling Professor of French at Yale University and the author of Gods Plagiarist: Being an Account of the Fabulous Industry and Irregular Commerce of the Abbé Migne, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1: The Abbe and the Police 2: Plagiarism and the Press 3: Advertisements for the Self 4: Piracy and Patrology 5: Migne and Money Conclusion: Le Bon Marche and the Ateliers Catholiques Notes Index of Names Subject Index Details ISBN0226059715 Author R. Howard Bloch Short Title GODS PLAGIARIST Pages 162 Language English ISBN-10 0226059715 ISBN-13 9780226059716 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1995 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Being an Account of the Fabulous Industry and Irregular Commerce of the Abbe Migne Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations 12 halftones DOI 10.1604/9780226059716 AU Release Date 1995-09-15 NZ Release Date 1995-09-15 US Release Date 1995-09-15 UK Release Date 1995-09-15 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 1995-09-15 DEWEY 381.45002092 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161782056;
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ISBN-13: 9780226059716
Book Title: God's Plagiarist: Being an Account of the Fabulous Industry and Irregular Commerce of the Abbe Migne
Item Height: 201mm
Item Width: 157mm
Author: R. Howard Bloch
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Economics, Journalism, Christianity, History
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 1995
Type: Textbook
Genre: Biographies & True Stories
Item Weight: 226g
Number of Pages: 162 Pages
