For some historians and biographers, Maximilien Robespierre (1758-94) was a great revolutionary martyr who succeeded in leading the French Republic to safety in the face of overwhelming military odds. For many others, he was the first modern dictator, a fanatic who instigated the murderous Reign of Terror in 1793-94. This masterful biography combines new research into Robespierres dramatic life with a deep understanding of society and the politics of the French Revolution to arrive at a fresh understanding of the man, his passions, and his tragic shortcomings. Peter McPhee gives special attention to Robespierres formative years and the development of an iron will in a frail boy conceived outside wedlock and on the margins of polite provincial society. Exploring how these experiences formed the young lawyer who arrived in Versailles in 1789, the author discovers not the cold, obsessive Robespierre of legend, but a man of passion with close but platonic friendships with women. Soon immersed in revolutionary conflict, he suffered increasingly lengthy periods of nervous collapse correlating with moments of political crisis, yet Robespierre was tragically unable to step away from the crushing burdens of leadership. Did his ruthless, uncompromising exercise of power reflect a descent into madness in his final year of life? McPhee reevaluates the ideology and reality of the Terror, what Robespierre intended, and whether it represented an abandonment or a reversal of his early liberalism and sense of justice.
Receptions Of Antiquity This volume presents a series of papers which cover the general theme of the reception of antiquity, a topic which has in recent years become a discipline in itself, or what some might call a cross-discipline. Indeed the Nachleben of the (culture of) classical antiquity, and of antiquity as a…
Conversaciones Con Sartre Carried out in complete confidence by a close friend of Jean-Paul Sartre who was authorized to write his biography, these interviews allow readers entry into one of the most brilliant minds of the 20th century. In this revealing and impressive portrait, readers can witness some of Sartre’s greatest complexities, especially…
Lorcation When acclaimed Canadian writer Brian Dedora travelled to Spain in 2012 to explore Lorca's Granada," he experienced an unexpected transformation that set him on a path of understanding -- of the life and work of Federico Garcia Lorca, of the basic elements in common between the Spanish writer's life and…
Teología De La Revelación God has broken his silence and revealed in Chirst his design for humanity, an unprecedented design of entering into a communion of life with them. This is what revelation is all about, revelation as a decisive event in the life of faith and as the foundation of any theological research.…
El Encuadernador / The Binding Un relato de deseos enterrados y traiciones indescriptibles. Una historia de amor que desafía los límites. Una novela mágica e inolvidable. Imagina que los libros no solo contienen historias. Imagina que puedes ocultar entre sus páginas tus mayores miedos, tu dolor más profundo, tus secretos más oscuros. A todo el…
Los Dinosaurios Más Rápidos (the Fastest Dinosaurs) Dino Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has written more than 30 childrens books, writes a popular dinosaur column in Highlights magazine, and was an adviser for Jurassic Park. Take…
