Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being - The Search for a Republican Morality

Explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of the Revolution.

Sommario

Introduction
1. Towards a new republican morality
2. The national response to Robespierre's proclamation
3. The celebrations in the capital
4. The celebrations outside Paris
5. Financing a national festival
6. Contemporary comments on the Festival
7. After the Festival
Conclusion
Index

Info autore

Jonathan Smyth is Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, University of London

Riassunto

Explores Robespierre's vision and the events held across France on this day, which he declared a national day of celebration to inaugurate the state religion of the new French Republic, the Cult of the Supreme Being. It redefines the importance of the Festival in the development of the Revolution. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: JONATHAN SMYTH, Smyth Jonathan
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781526103796
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0379-6
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Studies in Modern French History; Studies in Modern French Histo; Studies in Modern French and Francophone History; Studies in Modern French and F
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, HISTORY / Europe / France, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Religion & politics, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Religion and Politics, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), C 1700 To C 1800, French Revolution, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions