Making Way for Genius - The Aspiring Self in France From the Old Regime to the New

Zusammenfassung Examining the lives and works of three iconic personalities - Germaine de Stael! Stendhal! and Georges Cuvier! the author creates a cultural history of ambition in post-Revolutionary France. She identifies three strategies used to overcome the ethical burden of ambition: romantic genius! secular vocation! and post-mythic destiny.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Kete, Kete Kathleen
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.05.2012
• EAN: 9780300174823
• ISBN: 978-0-300-17482-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history