by Belloc · Cluster: History · Catholicism · Europe
Abstract
Belloc’s biographical study of Maximilien Robespierre, written in 1901 and reissued in 1928 with a new preface. It is the companion to Danton: where Danton is the man of action, Robespierre is the fanatic spokesman of doctrine, whose brief hold of power and fall at Thermidor Belloc reads against the legend that made him the conductor of the Terror.
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Forms & Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction Themes & Concepts: Popular Revolution, Reform, Nationalism and Patriotism, War and its Cost, Justice Right and Wrong, Power and Corruption Motifs: Blood, Gallows, Prison, Battlefield (2) Historical References: French Revolution Settings: France, Paris, Europe Characters: Robespierre, Danton Archetypes: Tragic Hero Topoi: Fortune’s Wheel