Teaching a Literature Course on the French Revolution
To commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the author and his students studied the ways in which the French writers who lived through that event bore witness to it in essays, autobiography, letters, poetry, and theater. The present article provides a detailed account of the organizati...
| Veröffentlicht in: | The French Review. - American Association of Teachers of French. - 66(1993), 4, Seite 562-571 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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1993
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The French Review |
| Schlagworte: | History Arts Economics Behavioral sciences Political science |
| Zusammenfassung: | To commemorate the bicentennial of the French Revolution, the author and his students studied the ways in which the French writers who lived through that event bore witness to it in essays, autobiography, letters, poetry, and theater. The present article provides a detailed account of the organization of the course that Gilroy developed. The class noted how the initial enthusiasm of the French writers for what appeared to be a new era of freedom and justice eventually gave way to disillusionment, anger, and even protest against the violence and tyranny of the new radical regime. They persisted in affirming the principles of reasoned moderation as well as human dignity and compassion. |
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| ISSN: | 23297131 |