BOOKS - Barnave: The Revolutionary who Lost his Head for Marie Antoinette
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486793
486793
Barnave: The Revolutionary who Lost his Head for Marie Antoinette
Author: John Hardman
Year: May 23, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 25 MB
Language: English
Year: May 23, 2023
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 25 MB
Language: English
A major new biography of Antoine Barnave - the politician and writer who advocated for a constitutional monarchy in revolutionary France Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the early French Revolution. He was a didactic man of austere morals and vaulting ambition who dressed as an English dandy, running up considerable tailor's bills. Before his execution at age thirty-two, he played a decisive role in revolutionary politics and even governed France in 1791 through a secret correspondence with Marie-Antoinette. In the first biography for more than a century, John Hardman traces Barnave's life from his youth in Dauphine to his role in the Constituent Assembly and his part in forming the Feuillants , the party dedicated to the moderate cause. Despite his early death, Barnave left a remarkable volume of material, from published works to thousands of manuscript pages. Hardman uses this rich archive to explore the life of this elusive writer, politician, and thinker - and sheds new light on the revolutionary period.
