A genealogy of terror in eighteenth-century France

Introduction -- Holy terror and divine majesty -- The terror of their enemies: kings and nations -- The terror of the laws: crime and punishment -- Terror and pity: the springs of tragedy -- Terror and the sublime -- Terror and medicine -- Terror before "The Terror": June 1789-August 1793...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Schechter, Ronald (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chicago London : The University of Chicago Press, [2018]
Schlagworte:Terror France Frankreich Gewalt Herrscher Strafjustiz Kultur Medizin Geschichte 1700-1800
Umfang:x, 289 Seiten
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- Holy terror and divine majesty -- The terror of their enemies: kings and nations -- The terror of the laws: crime and punishment -- Terror and pity: the springs of tragedy -- Terror and the sublime -- Terror and medicine -- Terror before "The Terror": June 1789-August 1793 -- Terror speech in the year II -- Conclusion
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:x, 289 Seiten Illustrationen 23 cm
ISBN:9780226499574
022649957X
9780226499604
022649960X