The Bastille : a history of a symbol of despotism and freedom / Hans-Jurgen Lusebrink and Rolf Reichardt ; translated by Norbert Schurer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lüsebrink, Hans-Jürgen.

Contributor:

Reichardt, Rolf.

Series:

e-Duke books scholarly collection.

Bicentennial reflections on the French Revolution.

Bicentennial reflections on the French Revolution

Standardized Title:

Bastille. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bastille.

Liberty--History.

Liberty.

Symbolism in politics--France.

Symbolism in politics.

France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham : Duke University Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789 and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. Lüsebrink and Reichardt use this semiotic reading of the Bastille to reveal how historical symbols are generated; what these symbols' functions are in the collective memory of societies; and how they are used by social, political, and ideologica

Contents:

CONTENTS; Editors' Introduction; Preface; Translator's Note; Introduction; 1. Genesis of a Political Symbol: The Bastille, 1715-1789; Anti-Bastille Journalism: Scandalous Stories of Prisoners; The Reality-Forming Power of the Symbolic: Prison Practice versus Social Consciousness; 2. The Storming of the Bastille: The Historical Event as Collective Symbolic Action; The Storming of the Bastille: Causes and Process; How a Decisive Event in World History Is "Made": The Symbolic Exaggeration of 14 July 1789

3. Revolutionary Symbolism under the Sign of the Bastille, 1789-1799: A Prime Example of the Self-Mystification of the FrenchRadicalization and Diversification of a Collective Symbol; The New Heroes: The Role-Model Function and Self-Staging of the Victors of the Bastille; Martyrs of Freedom, Victims of Despotism: The Triumph of the Prisoners of the Bastille; "The Patriot" Palloy: Conqueror of the Bastille and Vulgarizer; The Patriotic Cult of Relics: The Staging of the Bastille Stones in Paris and in the French Provinces

The Symbolic Foundation of National Identity: Festivals, Speeches, and Monuments Commemorating 14 July 1789Revolutionary Activism under the Sign of the Bastille; Echo and Export of Bastille Symbolism Abroad: Germany as a Significant Example; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; 4. Bastille Symbolism in Modern France: The Republican Legacy of the French Revolution; Heroic Martyrs of Freedom in History and Literature; The Storming of the Bastille: A National Act of Faith; Utilizations in Domestic Politics: From the July Revolution to the Resistance; Appendix A; Appendix B

Final Remarks: On the Origin and Function of a Historical SymbolAppendix: Reports on the Storming of the Bastille, 1789; Notes; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612919855

9781282919853

1282919857

9780822382751

082238275X

OCLC:

850215338