French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Jean-Paul Marat
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1494298694 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 66 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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*Includes a Bibliography for further reading. But those facts have obscured what the man himself was really like. Perhaps no revolutionary has a more controversial legacy; Marat has long been praised by those who appreciate his work on behalf of the masses, and reviled by those who point out his violence and the course of the Jacobin-led Reign of Terror. And Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) gave the French Revolution a voice. Indeed, the image of the Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David is one of the most commonly associated with the Revolution. A trained scientist who served as a doctor before the Revolution, Marat counted among his acquaintances luminaries like Goethe and Benjamin Franklin. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Marat like you never have before, in no time at all.. One of the most memorable and notorious revolutionaries, Marat became one of the Revolution’s best known figures through his speeches, writings, and scathing attacks on everyone he perceived as "enemies of the revolution". At the same time, Marat was an Enlight
Superb Short on the Life of Marat Matt Bailey In order to brush up on the French Revolution I ordered this book and was not disappointed. Very information dense. A lot of good material on the battle between the Girondist's and the Jacobin's. This short book does a great job of showing why this mans pen was so deadly in a time like the French Revolution. There is also his rise in the writing world. A lot of good detail about his death at the hands of Charlotte Corday and about his l