Why do some historians that print culture created the basis for the french revolution
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the print culture created the conditions within which the french revolution occured:
.popularisation of ideas of the enlightenment thinker:it is stated that print culture popularised the writing of Rousseau,voltair and others.these thinkers were against the sacred authority of the church and the despotic power of the state. Rousseau's ideals of liberty,equality and fraternity became the motto of the revolutionaries. these ideas englightened the masses.
.new culture and dialogue and debate: with the
cominh of print culture people became aware of the power of reason. they started questioning the existing ideas and beliefs and authority of the church.
.criticism of royalty of their morality :new literature criticisex royality for their lavish life style at a time when people were suffering from hunger.cartoond and caricatures showed that the monarchy was absorbex in sensual pleSures .the ordinary people i.e artisans ,peasants and workers had a hard time while the nobility enjoyed life and oppressed the poor. such writing led to the growth of hostile sentiments against the monarchy.
it played a significant role by influencing the peole to think in different ways questioning the authority of the monarchs as well as the church.
.popularisation of ideas of the enlightenment thinker:it is stated that print culture popularised the writing of Rousseau,voltair and others.these thinkers were against the sacred authority of the church and the despotic power of the state. Rousseau's ideals of liberty,equality and fraternity became the motto of the revolutionaries. these ideas englightened the masses.
.new culture and dialogue and debate: with the
cominh of print culture people became aware of the power of reason. they started questioning the existing ideas and beliefs and authority of the church.
.criticism of royalty of their morality :new literature criticisex royality for their lavish life style at a time when people were suffering from hunger.cartoond and caricatures showed that the monarchy was absorbex in sensual pleSures .the ordinary people i.e artisans ,peasants and workers had a hard time while the nobility enjoyed life and oppressed the poor. such writing led to the growth of hostile sentiments against the monarchy.
it played a significant role by influencing the peole to think in different ways questioning the authority of the monarchs as well as the church.
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