The French Revolution Debate in English Literature and Culture

by Lisa Plummer Crafton

In the struggle for democratic reform, and in its ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity, the French Revolution represented a broad humanistic spirit that swept across Europe at the close of the 18th century. The Revolution fostered one of the largest and broadest debates in literary and cultural history, a war of ideas that encompassed philosophy, theories of history, the study of language, and the history of art. This debate is reflected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313304963
• ISBN13: 9780313304965
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.6"