Inspiration Bonaparte? : German culture and Napoleonic occupation / edited by Seán Allan and Jeffrey L. High.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Allan, Seán, editor.

High, Jeffrey L., editor.

Series:

Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany--Civilization--French influences.

Germany.

Civilization.

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

France.

History.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815--Influence.

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821--In literature.

Napoleon.

Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.

France--Civilization--German influences.

Germany--Relations--France.

Relations.

France--Relations--Germany.

Civilization--French influences.

Civilization--German influences.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

International relations.

Literature.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 245 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

German culture and Napoleonic occupation

Place of Publication:

Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2021.

Summary:

"Two hundred years after his death, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) continues to resonate as a fascinating, ambivalent, and polarizing figure. Differences of opinion as to whether Bonaparte should be viewed as the executor of the principles of the French Revolution or as the figure who was principally responsible for their corruption are as pronounced today as they were at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Contributing to what had been an uneasy German relationship with the French Revolution, the rise of Bonaparte was accompanied by a pattern of Franco-German hostilities that inspired both enthusiastic support and outraged dissent in the German-speaking states. The fourteen essays that comprise Inspiration Bonaparte examine the mythologization of Napoleon in German literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and explore the significant impact of Napoleonic occupation on a broad range of fields including philosophy, painting, politics, the sciences, education, and film. As the contributions from leading scholars emphasize, the contradictory attitudes toward Bonaparte held by so many prominent German thinkers are a reflection of his enduring status as a figure through whom the trauma of shattered late-Enlightenment expectations of sociopolitical progress and evolving concepts of identity politics is mediated. SeánAllan is Professor of German at the University of St Andrews. Jeffrey L. High is Professor of German Studies at California State University, Long Beach"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Inspiration bonaparte?

ISBN:

9781640140943

1640140948

OCLC:

1243020572