An edition of French historians and romanticism (1993)

French historians and romanticism

Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet

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An edition of French historians and romanticism (1993)

French historians and romanticism

Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet

In France history is central to cultural life. The discourse on the past is a vital component of the discourse on society and politics in general. This reflects the impact of the Revolution and its still unresolved consequences. The ensuing French preference for historical modes of explanation needs to be viewed within a broader perspective. Specifically, it needs to be set within a tradition of historical writing which developed in the first half of the nineteenth century. That is what this book does. The Romantic period saw the promotion of history as a grand discourse of legitimation. The French Revolution had already influenced perceptions of the past while at the same time fixing the agenda for modern political culture. The nineteenth century set out to appropriate the past as a way of explaining the emergence of new forms of consciousness and political arrangements. Ceri Crossley examines the ways in which the past was rediscovered, retrieved and represented in post Revolutionary France by Thierry, Quinet and others. He concentrates on the Restoration and July Monarcy. The Romantic historical project is situated in relation to broader debates concerning individualism, authority, violence, community, and nationhood. French Historians and Romanticism shows how the appeal to the past could be used in order to legitimate a desired future. Nineteenth century history was about to power as well as knowledge.

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287

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2002, Taylor & Francis Group
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French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet
2002, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: French Historians and Romanticism
French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet
2002, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: French Historians and Romanticism
French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet
2002, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: French Historians and Romanticism
French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet
2002, Taylor & Francis Group
in English
Cover of: French historians and romanticism
Cover of: French Historians and Romanticism
French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet
1993, Taylor & Francis Group
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p 270-280) and index..

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London, New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
944/.0072
Library of Congress
DC36.9 .C76 1993, DC36.9.C76 1993, DC36.9 .C76 1993eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 287 p. ;
Number of pages
287

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Open Library
OL1732078M
Internet Archive
frenchhistorians00cros
ISBN 10
0415021189
LCCN
92036697
OCLC/WorldCat
50754078, 26719247
Library Thing
7373536
Goodreads
2773974

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