The rise of the public in Enlightenment Europe

Introduction: what is the public sphere? Part I. Politics and the Rise of Public Opinion: The Cases of England and France: 1. The peculiarities of the English 2. Opacity and transparency: French political culture in the eighteenth century Part II. Readers, Writers and Spectators: 3. Reading publics: transformations of the literary public sphere 4. Eighteenth century authorship 5. From courts to consumers: theatre publics Part III. Being Sociable: 6. Enlightenment salons 7. Drinking in public: taverns and coffeehouses 8. Freemasons Conclusion.