Romain Rolland

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The Fourteenth Of July And Danton

Two Plays Of The French Revolution

Beschreibung

The Fourteenth of July and Danton: Two Plays of the French Revolution is a book written by Romain Rolland. The book consists of two plays that are set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The first play, The Fourteenth of July, is a drama that revolves around the events leading up to the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. The play follows the lives of various characters, including a revolutionary leader, a royalist sympathizer, and a commoner, as they navigate the tumultuous political climate of the time.The second play, Danton, is a tragedy that focuses on the life of Georges Danton, a prominent figure in the French Revolution who was eventually executed by the revolutionary government. The play explores Danton's rise to power, his relationship with Robespierre, and his eventual downfall.Both plays are characterized by Rolland's signature style of blending historical accuracy with poetic language and vivid imagery. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the French Revolution, as it provides a unique perspective on the events and personalities that shaped this pivotal moment in history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Romain Rolland (January 29, 1866 - December 30, 1944) was a French dramatist, novelist, essayist, art historian, and mystic who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915 "as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings." He was a key Stalinist supporter in France, and he is also known for his correspondence with and effect on Sigmund Freud. Rolland was born in Clamecy, Nièvre, from a family that included both affluent townpeople and farmers. In his introspective Voyage intérieur (1942), he sees himself as a "antique species" representative. In Colas Breugnon (1919), he would play these forefathers. Accepted into the École Normale Supérieure in 1886, he initially studied philosophy, but his freedom of spirit drove him to forsake it in order to avoid submission to the prevalent ideology. In 1889, he got his bachelor's degree in history and spent two years in Rome, where he met Malwida von Meysenbug, a friend of Nietzsche and Wagner, and discovered Italian masterpieces that shaped his thinking.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780548300169
• ISBN-10: 054830016X
• Artikelnr.: 23012734