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The House of the Combrays
French historian Thodore Gosselin wrote under the penname G. Lentre -- articles in "Figaro," "Revue des deux mondes," "Monde illustr" and "Temps," He produced a great deal of fiction and nonfiction regarding the French Revolution and its Reign of Terror; his work was recognized and admired by his contemporaries and Gosselin was made an officer of the Lgion d'honneur. In 1932, near the end of his life, he was elected to the Acadmie franaise -- but issues having to do with his health prevented him from delivering the speech which he had written in homage to his Acadmie predecessor (whose seat he had inherited), Ren Bazin.
Death Comes to the Maiden
In 1791, the French femme de lettres Olympe de Gouges wrote that 'as women have the right to take their places on the scaffold, they must also have the right to take their seats in government'. This book explores the issues of female emancipation through the history of female execution, from the burning of Joan of Arc in 1431 to the events of the French revolution. Concentrating on individual victims, the author addresses the sexual attitudes and prejudices encountered by women condemned to death. She examines the horrific treatment of those denounced as witches and reveals the gruesome reality of death by hanging, burning or the guillotine. In an attempt to uncover the historical truth behind such figures as Joan of Arc, Anne Boleyn, Manon Roland and Charlotte Corday, she goes beyond biography to consider their deaths in symbolic terms. She also considers writers such as Genet, Yourcenar and Brecht and their treatment of the tragic, sacrificial and erotic aspects of female execution.
Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Vol 1 905p Vol 2 961p.
Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-Up and Wigs
First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Imperial Charade
Though appallingly mismatched -- sexually, emotionally, politically -- the scheming nephew of Napoleon I and his headstrong Spanish consort had each cultivated in childhood a dream that thoroughly jibed with the ambitions of the other. A remarkable collusion of happenstance and ingenuity carried them to the throne. Once in power, Napoleon III and Eugénie set out to revive a glittering and decadent Napoleonic gloire. But while they were designing the Paris of today, with its magnificent parks, boulevards, and architectural wonders, they were also dreaming up the Mexican fiasco responsible for poor Maximilian's death. They were to direct the course of our own time as well, for their disastrous foreign policies contributed to the rise of a Germany that would cause two world wars.
