by Mario Infelise · Laterza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788842056690
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«I libri proibiti» is the historical essay by Mario Infelise, published by Laterza in paperback (153 pages, in Italian).
It traces censorship in Europe from Gutenberg's printing press to the Encyclopédie: ecclesiastical control after the Reformation and its effects on Italian culture, the tightening of absolute states in the seventeenth century, and the rise of the clandestine market in banned works, until freedom of opinion and expression prevailed in the eighteenth century.
The subtitle of the work is «Da Gutenberg all'Encyclopédie». It is part of the Biblioteca essenziale Laterza collection, as number 18, and includes bibliographic references and indexes.
Aimed at readers interested in the history of modern Europe, censorship, and the history of the book.
