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In 'Napoleon', Alexandre Dumas turns from romance to historical portraiture, offering a vivid, accessible account of Napoleon Bonaparte's extraordinary rise, imperial grandeur, and catastrophic fall. The book blends biographical narrative with the dramatic pacing and scene-making for which Dumas is renowned, transforming major political and military events into a compelling study of power, ambition, and destiny. Situated within the rich nineteenth-century tradition of French historical writing, it reflects both the enduring fascination Napoleon exerted over post-Revolutionary France and Dumas's talent for animating history without sacrificing its larger moral and political significance. Dumas, one of France's most celebrated writers, was uniquely positioned to interpret figures who embodied upheaval and national transformation. Born in 1802, in the shadow of the Napoleonic era, he grew up in a France still reckoning with the Revolution, empire, and restoration. His lifelong engagement with French history, already evident in his novels and historical works, made Napoleon an irresistible subject: a man whose life united heroism, theatricality, contradiction, and tragic excess. This book will especially reward readers interested in French history, biography, and the literary shaping of historical memory. It is an excellent choice for anyone seeking not only the facts of Napoleon's career, but also a richly textured reflection on how great lives become legend.
In 'Napoleon', Alexandre Dumas turns from romance to historical portraiture, offering a vivid, accessible account of Napoleon Bonaparte's extraordinary rise, imperial grandeur, and catastrophic fall. The book blends biographical narrative with the dramatic pacing and scene-making for which Dumas is renowned, transforming major political and military events into a compelling study of power, ambition, and destiny. Situated within the rich nineteenth-century tradition of French historical writing, it reflects both the enduring fascination Napoleon exerted over post-Revolutionary France and Dumas's talent for animating history without sacrificing its larger moral and political significance. Dumas, one of France's most celebrated writers, was uniquely positioned to interpret figures who embodied upheaval and national transformation. Born in 1802, in the shadow of the Napoleonic era, he grew up in a France still reckoning with the Revolution, empire, and restoration. His lifelong engagement with French history, already evident in his novels and historical works, made Napoleon an irresistible subject: a man whose life united heroism, theatricality, contradiction, and tragic excess. This book will especially reward readers interested in French history, biography, and the literary shaping of historical memory. It is an excellent choice for anyone seeking not only the facts of Napoleon's career, but also a richly textured reflection on how great lives become legend.
Zusammenfassung
Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870) was a French writer whose works have been translated into nearly 100 languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. His most famous works are The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.
Details
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Titelzusatz: | A Biographical Portrait of the French Emperor, Military Leadership, and Imperial Politics in Revolutionary France's Aftermath |
| ISBN-13: | 9788028523473 |
| ISBN-10: | 8028523471 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Autor: | Dumas, Alexandre |
| Hersteller: | Copycat |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, ?-170 00 Prague, kristoferpaetau@gmail.com |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 6 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Alexandre Dumas |
| Gewicht: | 0,176 kg |