French historians and romanticism : Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet / / eri Crossley

• Autore: Crossley Ceri
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 944/.0072
• Soggetto topico: Historians - France - Attitudes; Romanticism - France
• Soggetto geografico: France Historiography; France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Influence
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-280) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: history and the post-revolutionary context; Augustin Thierry (1795 1856) and the project of national history; Francois Guizot (1787 1874) and liberal history: the concept of civilisation; The historical vision of Saint-Simon (1760 1825) and the Saint-Simonians (1825 1832); Edgar Quinet (1803 1875): history, nature and religion; Jules Michelet (1798 1874): history as resurrection; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The French Revolution had a profound influence on perceptions of the past as well as setting the agenda for modern political culture. This book examines the ways in which the past was rediscovered, retrieved and represented in post-revolutionary France, concentrating upon the Restoration and the July Monarchy, the period which witnessed the promotion of history as a grand discourse of legitimation.
• Titolo autorizzato: French historians and romanticism
• ISBN: 1-134-97668-2; 1-280-32767-7; 0-203-16169-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455299703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II