Headless History : Nineteenth-Century French Historiography of the Revolution / Linda Orr
1990, First Edition. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #405086
ISBN: 0801423791
Physical description; 185 p., 23.5 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-178). Contents; Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Constituting the Corpus -- II. The Laws of Reading: Narrative Teleology and Romantic Historiography -- III. The Problem of Legitimacy: The Popular Authority of Romantic Historiography -- IV. The Freedom and Terror of Unknowable History: A Reading of Tocqueville -- V. The Blind Spot of History: Writing or Logography -- VI. Conclusion: Inconclusive History -- Appendix. Publication Figures -- Bibliography -- Index. Subjects; 1789-1899. France. West European History. Historiography France History 19th century. French literature 19th century History and criticism. Literature and revolutions.
Price: €30.00