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Representing violence in France, 1760-1820, edited by Thomas Wynn

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Summary
Violence was an inescapable part of people's daily lives in eighteenth-century France. The Revolution in general and the Terror in particular were marked by intense outbursts of political violence, whilst the abuse of wives, children and servants was still rife in the home. But the representation of violence in its myriad forms remains aesthetically troublesome. Drawing on correspondence, pamphlets, novels and plays, authors analyse the portrayal of violence as a rational act, the basis of (re)written history, an expression of institutional power, and a challenge to morality. Contributions include explorations of: the use of the dream sequence in fiction to comprehend violence; how rhetoric can manipulate violent historical truth as documented by Burke in his Reflections on the Revolution in France; the political implications of commemorating the massacre at the Tuileries of 10 August 1792; how Sade's graphic descriptions of violence placed the reader in a morally ambivalent position; the differing responses of individuals subjected to brutal incarceration at Vincennes and the Bastille; the constructive force of violence as a means of creating a sense of self
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 287 pages
Contents
  • [Part] I. Violence and the crisis of reason. Gambling and violence : Loaisel de Tréogate as a neuroscientist? / John Dunkley
  • Metaphors of popular violence in the revolutionary debate in the wake of Edmund Burke / Olivier Ritz
  • Dreaming the terror : the other stage of revolutionary violence / Stéphanie Genand
  • Gothic explosions : Révéroni Saint-Cyr's Pauliska ou La Perversité moderne / Pierre Saint-Amand
  • [Part] II. Violence and the (re)writing of history. The 'dix août' (10 August 1792) in literary texts / Catriona Seth
  • Violence in history and the rise of the historical novel : the case of the marquis de Sade / Michèle Vallenthini
  • The everlasting trials of Jean Calas : justice, theatre and trauma in the early years of the Revolution / Yann Robert
  • Violence in the theatre of the Revolution / Pierre Frantz
  • [Part] III. Violence and institutions. Violence, vulnerability and subjectivity in Sade / Thomas Wynn
  • The Bastille or the 'Enfer de Dutailli de Saint-Pierre' / Odile Jaffré-Cook
  • Violence, terrorism and the legacy of the Enlightenment : debates around Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Revolution / Ourida Mostefai
  • [Part] IV. Violence and morality. Violence in the work of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre / Malcolm Cook
  • Violence and the monster : the Private lives of the duc d'Orléans / Rebecca Sopchik
  • 'Avec une telle violence que...' : Sade's use of the term violence / Jean-Christophe Abramovici
  • The sound of violence : listening to rape in Sade / Will McMorran
  • Violence in the novels of Charlotte [de] Bournon-Malarme / Michel Delon
Isbn
9780729410762
Instance
Label
Representing violence in France, 1760-1820
Title
Representing violence in France, 1760-1820
Statement of responsibility
edited by Thomas Wynn
Creator
Editor
Subject
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
Summary
Violence was an inescapable part of people's daily lives in eighteenth-century France. The Revolution in general and the Terror in particular were marked by intense outbursts of political violence, whilst the abuse of wives, children and servants was still rife in the home. But the representation of violence in its myriad forms remains aesthetically troublesome. Drawing on correspondence, pamphlets, novels and plays, authors analyse the portrayal of violence as a rational act, the basis of (re)written history, an expression of institutional power, and a challenge to morality. Contributions include explorations of: the use of the dream sequence in fiction to comprehend violence; how rhetoric can manipulate violent historical truth as documented by Burke in his Reflections on the Revolution in France; the political implications of commemorating the massacre at the Tuileries of 10 August 1792; how Sade's graphic descriptions of violence placed the reader in a morally ambivalent position; the differing responses of individuals subjected to brutal incarceration at Vincennes and the Bastille; the constructive force of violence as a means of creating a sense of self
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UKMGB
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1975-
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Wynn, Thomas
Dewey number
303.6094409033
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
SVEC,
Series volume
2013:10
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Violence
  • Violence
  • Violence in literature
  • French literature
  • French literature
Label
Representing violence in France, 1760-1820, edited by Thomas Wynn
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent.
  • rdacontent.
Contents
[Part] I. Violence and the crisis of reason. Gambling and violence : Loaisel de Tréogate as a neuroscientist? / John Dunkley -- Metaphors of popular violence in the revolutionary debate in the wake of Edmund Burke / Olivier Ritz -- Dreaming the terror : the other stage of revolutionary violence / Stéphanie Genand -- Gothic explosions : Révéroni Saint-Cyr's Pauliska ou La Perversité moderne / Pierre Saint-Amand -- [Part] II. Violence and the (re)writing of history. The 'dix août' (10 August 1792) in literary texts / Catriona Seth -- Violence in history and the rise of the historical novel : the case of the marquis de Sade / Michèle Vallenthini -- The everlasting trials of Jean Calas : justice, theatre and trauma in the early years of the Revolution / Yann Robert -- Violence in the theatre of the Revolution / Pierre Frantz -- [Part] III. Violence and institutions. Violence, vulnerability and subjectivity in Sade / Thomas Wynn -- The Bastille or the 'Enfer de Dutailli de Saint-Pierre' / Odile Jaffré-Cook -- Violence, terrorism and the legacy of the Enlightenment : debates around Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Revolution / Ourida Mostefai -- [Part] IV. Violence and morality. Violence in the work of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre / Malcolm Cook -- Violence and the monster : the Private lives of the duc d'Orléans / Rebecca Sopchik -- 'Avec une telle violence que...' : Sade's use of the term violence / Jean-Christophe Abramovici -- The sound of violence : listening to rape in Sade / Will McMorran -- Violence in the novels of Charlotte [de] Bournon-Malarme / Michel Delon
Control code
FIEb17388405
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
ix, 287 pages
Isbn
9780729410762
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)855703758
Label
Representing violence in France, 1760-1820, edited by Thomas Wynn
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-283) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent.
  • rdacontent.
Contents
[Part] I. Violence and the crisis of reason. Gambling and violence : Loaisel de Tréogate as a neuroscientist? / John Dunkley -- Metaphors of popular violence in the revolutionary debate in the wake of Edmund Burke / Olivier Ritz -- Dreaming the terror : the other stage of revolutionary violence / Stéphanie Genand -- Gothic explosions : Révéroni Saint-Cyr's Pauliska ou La Perversité moderne / Pierre Saint-Amand -- [Part] II. Violence and the (re)writing of history. The 'dix août' (10 August 1792) in literary texts / Catriona Seth -- Violence in history and the rise of the historical novel : the case of the marquis de Sade / Michèle Vallenthini -- The everlasting trials of Jean Calas : justice, theatre and trauma in the early years of the Revolution / Yann Robert -- Violence in the theatre of the Revolution / Pierre Frantz -- [Part] III. Violence and institutions. Violence, vulnerability and subjectivity in Sade / Thomas Wynn -- The Bastille or the 'Enfer de Dutailli de Saint-Pierre' / Odile Jaffré-Cook -- Violence, terrorism and the legacy of the Enlightenment : debates around Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Revolution / Ourida Mostefai -- [Part] IV. Violence and morality. Violence in the work of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre / Malcolm Cook -- Violence and the monster : the Private lives of the duc d'Orléans / Rebecca Sopchik -- 'Avec une telle violence que...' : Sade's use of the term violence / Jean-Christophe Abramovici -- The sound of violence : listening to rape in Sade / Will McMorran -- Violence in the novels of Charlotte [de] Bournon-Malarme / Michel Delon
Control code
FIEb17388405
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
ix, 287 pages
Isbn
9780729410762
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)855703758

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