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Chargement... Histoire de la Revolution Francaise T1: La Bastille (1837)par Thomas Carlyle
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Through his own lifetime to the close of the nineteenth century, Carlyle's reputation as the most original mind of Victorian England was tempered by sharp criticism. John Stuart Mill's statement that The French Revolution "is not so much a history as an epic poem; and notwithstanding this, or even in consequence of this, the truest of histories" can be pitted against Matthew Arnold's warning to "Flee Carlylese as you would the devil." -- Classics of Liberty ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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