Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being

The search for a republican morality

Nonfiction, History, Revolutionary, France
Cover of the book Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being by Jonathan Smyth, Manchester University Press
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Author: Jonathan Smyth ISBN: 9781526103819
Publisher: Manchester University Press Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Manchester University Press Language: English
Author: Jonathan Smyth
ISBN: 9781526103819
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: September 30, 2016
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Language: English

The search for a republican morality provides an exciting new study of an important event in the French Revolution and a defining moment in the career of its principal actor, Maximilien Robespierre, the Festival of the Supreme Being. This day of national celebration was held to inaugurate the new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, and whilst traditionally it has been dismissed as a compulsory political event, this book redefines its importance as a hugely popular national event. Hitherto unused or disregarded source material is used to offer new perspective to the national reaction to Robespierre's creation of the Festival and of his search for a new republican morality. It is the first ever detailed study in English of this area of French Revolutionary history, the first in any language since 1988 and will be welcomed by scholars and students of this period.

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The search for a republican morality provides an exciting new study of an important event in the French Revolution and a defining moment in the career of its principal actor, Maximilien Robespierre, the Festival of the Supreme Being. This day of national celebration was held to inaugurate the new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, and whilst traditionally it has been dismissed as a compulsory political event, this book redefines its importance as a hugely popular national event. Hitherto unused or disregarded source material is used to offer new perspective to the national reaction to Robespierre's creation of the Festival and of his search for a new republican morality. It is the first ever detailed study in English of this area of French Revolutionary history, the first in any language since 1988 and will be welcomed by scholars and students of this period.

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