French Legends: The Life and Legacy of Jean-Paul Marat
ISBN: 9781494298692
*Includes pictures of Marat and important people, places, and events in his life.
*Includes a detailed analysis of Marat's notorious assassination and his legacy.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents
“People, give thanks to the gods! Your most redoubtable enemy has fallen beneath the scythe of Fate.” – Jean-Paul Marat
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ French series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of France’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
King Louis XVI gave the French Revolution a scapegoat. Robespierre gave the French Revolution a leader. And Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) gave the French Revolution a voice. 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". It’s possible that the Jacobins might not have come to power in 1793 without Marat’s fiery work championing the lower classes and branding his political foes with the harshest demagoguery. No revolutionary was more passionate, determined and willing to die for the cause.
*Includes a detailed analysis of Marat's notorious assassination and his legacy.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
*Includes a Table of Contents
“People, give thanks to the gods! Your most redoubtable enemy has fallen beneath the scythe of Fate.” – Jean-Paul Marat
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors’ French series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of France’s most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
King Louis XVI gave the French Revolution a scapegoat. Robespierre gave the French Revolution a leader. And Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793) gave the French Revolution a voice. 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". It’s possible that the Jacobins might not have come to power in 1793 without Marat’s fiery work championing the lower classes and branding his political foes with the harshest demagoguery. No revolutionary was more passionate, determined and willing to die for the cause.