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The French revolution / / Thomas Carlyle ; introduced and selected by Ruth Scurr



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Autore: Carlyle Thomas <1795-1881.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The French revolution / / Thomas Carlyle ; introduced and selected by Ruth Scurr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
Disciplina: 944.04
Soggetto geografico: France History Revolution, 1789-1799
France History Louis XVI, 1774-1793
Altri autori: ScurrRuth  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Introduction by Ruth Scurr; The French Revolution
Sommario/riassunto: In 1837 Thomas Carlyle published his work The French Revolution: A History and overnight became a celebrity. The work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically-charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France became powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style emphasised this, continually pointing to the urgency of action - often using the present tense. For him, chaotic events demanded 'heroes' to take control over the competing forces erupting within so
Titolo autorizzato: The French revolution  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-87492-6
9786612874925
1-4411-5267-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910821990703321
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Serie: Continuum histories.