Writers and Revolution: Intellectuals and the French Revolution of 1848

by Jonathan Beecher

Book Overview

The revolution of 1848 has been described as the revolution of the intellectuals. In France, the revolution galvanised the energies of major romantic writers and intellectuals. This book follows nine writers through the revolution of 1848 and its aftermath: Alphonse de Lamartine, George Sand, Marie d'Agoult, Victor Hugo, Alexis de Tocqueville, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Alexander Herzen, Karl Marx, and Gustave Flaubert. Conveying a sense of the experience...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108829376
• ISBN13: 9781108829373
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"