Commemorating the Dead in Revolutionary France

Revolution and Remembrance, 1789-1799
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-18983-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 518 g

Reihe: Cambridge Social and Cultural Histories

From the fall of the Bastille in 1789 to the coming of Napoleon ten years later, the commemoration of the dead was a recurring theme during the French Revolution. Based on extensive research across a wide range of sources, this 2007 book was the first comprehensive study of the cultural politics of commemoration in Revolutionary France. It examines what remembrance meant to the people who staged and attended ceremonies, raised monuments, listened to speeches and purchased souvenirs in memory of the Revolution's dead. It explores the political purposes these commemorations served and the conflicts they gave rise to while also examining the cultural traditions they drew upon. Above all, it asks what private ends did the Revolution's rites of memory serve? What consolation did commemoration bring to those the dead left behind, and what conflicts did this relationship between the public and the private dimensions of remembrance give rise to?

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clarke, Joseph

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen Französische Revolution
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Virtue in action; 2. Piety and patriotism; 3. The founding fathers of liberty; 4. Uniting all men; 5. The apostle and martyr of liberty; 6. Our brave defenders; Conclusion; Bibliography.