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The fourteenth of July, and Danton; two plays of the French revolution

The fourteenth of July, and Danton; two plays of the French revolution

Rolland, Romain

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Gifts & Stationery GeneralGeneral World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 9353705754
ISBN13: 9789353705756
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.69
Height: 0.55 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Revolution is not an idea. It is a stage. Freedom has a human cost. In this two-play drama collection, Romain Rolland turns the French Revolution into urgent historical drama plays: one rooted in 1789 Paris France and the civic energy of a people in motion, the other a tense Georges Danton drama shaped by the pressures of French revolution politics in 18th century France. Presented as a classic plays anthology, these works bring Rolland's clear-eyed moral imagination to revolution and civic ideals: who speaks for the nation, what violence does to virtue, and how public hope hardens into power. Rolland stands at a pivotal moment in European political theatre, writing plays that invite readers to weigh history as lived experience rather than distant pageantry. For world literature students and theatre lovers alike, this volume offers a resonant counterpoint to Georg Buchner Dantons Death, and a strong fit as a French history classroom text when discussing rhetoric, leadership, and the shifting meaning of citizenship. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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