French Historians and Romanticism: Thierry, Guizot, the Saint-Simonians, Quinet, Michelet

by Ceri Crossley

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415021180
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	07/01/1993
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1280L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: History and the Post-revolutionary Context 2. Augustin Thierry (1795-1856) and the Project of National History 3. Francois Guizot (1787-1874) and the Liberal History: The Concept of Civilisation 4. The Historical Vision of Saint Simon (1760-1825) and the Saint-Simonians (1825-1832) 5. Edgar Quinet (1803-1875): History, Nature and Religion 6. Jules Michelet (1798-1874): History as Resurrection 7. Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

‘ ... important and illuminating book ...' - Douglas Johnson, Times Literary Supplement

‘French Historians and Romanticism is a subtle and revealing study of ideas about History shared and contested by leading liberal historians. ... There are major strengths in Crossley's book which make it a required text for University and State libraries and a valuable source for readers interested in French historiography, Romanticism and liberalism.' - John Hooper, Journal of European Studies

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