Man Who Thought He Was Napoleon - Toward a Political History of Madness

The Man who thought he was Napoleon is built around a bizarre historical event and an off-hand challenge. The event? In December 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the remains of Napoleon were returned to Paris for burial - and the next day, the director of a Paris hospital for the insane admitted fourteen men who claimed to be Napoleon.

About the author

Laure Murat is professor of French and Francophone studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Deke Dusinberre is a freelance writer and translator.

Summary

The Man who thought he was Napoleon is built around a bizarre historical event and an off-hand challenge. The event? In December 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the remains of Napoleon were returned to Paris for burial - and the next day, the director of a Paris hospital for the insane admitted fourteen men who claimed to be Napoleon.

Product details

• Authors: Laure Murat, Murat Laure
• Assisted by: Deke Dusinberre (Translation), Dusinberre Deke (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9780226025735
• ISBN: 978-0-226-02573-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Psychiatrie, Frankreich, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte der Medizin, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / France, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / History, Psychiatry, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Medicine, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history