02544nim 2200469Ka 450 991015772830332120250814103639.21-933311-48-7(CKB)3710000001002217(BIP)052385625(ODN)ODN0008347578(EXLCZ)99371000000100221720220330d2009 uy 0enguruna---|||||spwrdacontentsrdamediacrdamediacrrdacarrierThe bastille The french revolution. /Thomas CarlyleUnabridged.Solon Freshwater Seas20091 online resource (10 audio files) digitalFrench Revolution.Unabridged.Thomas Carlyle's The French Revolution is a landmark of literary history. Conceived not as a dry recounting of facts, but as a personal, vivid, direct and dramatic encounter with the turbulent times of revolutionary France, it is in fact an extended dramatic monologue in which we meet not only the striking personalities and events of the time, but the equally striking personality and mind of Thomas Carlyle himself. In this, the first volume of the series, we live out the course of the French Revolution, from the death of Louis XV to the triumphal celebrations of early days of the National Assembly. Thomas Carlyle's writing is a true challenge to the reader and the listener. He does not write in the calm, objective, matter-of-fact style of a modern historian; quite the contrary! He writes as if he were there, a witness to history, passionately involved with the events that he makes unfold before our eyes. He gives his rare mastery of the outer reaches of the English language full scope, challenging us to grasp not only his complex thoughts, but his intricate manner of expressing them. Grappling with his mind and with the events of the Revolution at the same time is a powerful challenge for any reader or listener.Bastille, the French Revolution Volume 1, TheNonfictionOverDriveHistoryOverDriveMilitaryOverDriveHistoryNonfiction.History.Military.HIS010000HIS013000HIS027130bisacshCarlyle Thomas153333Bethune Robert1954-nrtAUDIO9910157728303321The bastille4426963UNINA