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Making Way for Genius - Kathleen Kete - Bog

- The Aspiring Self in France from the Old Regime to the New

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Examining the lives and works of three iconic personalities - Germaine de Stael, Stendhal, and Georges Cuvier, the author creates a cultural history of ambition in post-Revolutionary France. She identifies three strategies used to overcome the ethical burden of ambition: romantic genius, secular vocation, and post-mythic destiny.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780300174823
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 29. Maj 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 163x239x22 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 516 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 19. Oktober 2024

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Examining the lives and works of three iconic personalities - Germaine de Stael, Stendhal, and Georges Cuvier, the author creates a cultural history of ambition in post-Revolutionary France. She identifies three strategies used to overcome the ethical burden of ambition: romantic genius, secular vocation, and post-mythic destiny.

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