TRIPTYCH ON AGEING OF A REVOLUTION (Tryptyk o starzejacej sie Rewolucji)

• Authors: Jedlicki Jerzy
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The author discusses three books by Bronislaw Baczko: 'Comment sortir de la Terreur?: 'Thermidor et la Revolution' (Paris 1989), 'Job, mon ami: Promesses fatalité du bonheur et du mal' (Paris 1997) and 'Politiques de la Revolution française' (Paris 2008). He treats them as parts of a triptych on utopian ideas of the French Enlightenment and the tragic dilemmas of the Revolution. Baczko's approach is characterized by depth, precise interpretation of the sources, insight into the emotions and ways of thinking of acting individuals. The focus is on Termidor period, when France tries to recover after the trauma of Terror and end the Revolution.

Keywords

EN

BACZKO BRONISLAW; REVOLUTION; UTOPIAN IDEAS OF FRENCH ENLIGHTENMENT

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Warsaw University, Institute of Philosophy, Institute of Polish Literature and Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
• Journal: Przegląd Filozoficzno-Literacki
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 4(25)
• Pages: 141-151
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Jedlicki Jerzy

• Jerzy Jedlicki, c/o Instytut Historii PAN, ul. Rynek Starego Miasta 29/31, 00-272 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

10PLAAAA07706