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Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette gathers the public record and private reflections of one of the Atlantic world's emblematic revolutionaries. Through letters, state papers, reminiscences, and political documents, the work traces Lafayette's participation in the American War of Independence, his role in the French Revolution, and his enduring commitment to constitutional liberty. Its style is documentary yet dramatic: the immediacy of correspondence is balanced by retrospective narration, placing personal experience within the broader literature of revolutionary memoir and Enlightenment political testimony. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, was shaped by aristocratic privilege, early military ambition, and a principled admiration for republican self-government. Orphaned young and educated within elite French institutions, he carried inherited status into insurgent politics. His service beside Washington, his advocacy for rights in France, and his later opposition to tyranny and extremism all inform the materials collected here, revealing a life lived at the intersection of idealism, diplomacy, and historical upheaval. This volume is recommended to readers interested in revolutionary history, political biography, and primary-source literature. It offers not merely the story of Lafayette, but a firsthand archive of liberty's promises, contradictions, and costs.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette gathers the public record and private reflections of one of the Atlantic world's emblematic revolutionaries. Through letters, state papers, reminiscences, and political documents, the work traces Lafayette's participation in the American War of Independence, his role in the French Revolution, and his enduring commitment to constitutional liberty. Its style is documentary yet dramatic: the immediacy of correspondence is balanced by retrospective narration, placing personal experience within the broader literature of revolutionary memoir and Enlightenment political testimony. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, was shaped by aristocratic privilege, early military ambition, and a principled admiration for republican self-government. Orphaned young and educated within elite French institutions, he carried inherited status into insurgent politics. His service beside Washington, his advocacy for rights in France, and his later opposition to tyranny and extremism all inform the materials collected here, revealing a life lived at the intersection of idealism, diplomacy, and historical upheaval. This volume is recommended to readers interested in revolutionary history, political biography, and primary-source literature. It offers not merely the story of Lafayette, but a firsthand archive of liberty's promises, contradictions, and costs.
Details
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9788027288151
ISBN-10: 8027288150
Sprache: Englisch
Autor: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de
Hersteller: Good Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: OK Publishing s.r.o., 20a, Kosíre, Zahradníckova 1220, ?-150 00 Prague, obrody@gmail.com
Maße: 229 x 152 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de Lafayette
Gewicht: 0,512 kg
Artikel-ID: 126494707