Mourning Glory: The Will of the French Revolution (Critical Authors and Issues)

__Mourning Glory__ sheds light on troubled times as it shows how passion and prejudice, grief and denial all contributed to the continuing creation of a revolutionary legacy that still affects our understanding of the nature of language and history. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Revolutionary Will Part I. Intents and Purposes 1. Political Science 2. The End of Representation 3. The Revolutionary Sublime 4. Against the Law Part II. Last Will and Testament 5. Around Midnight: Closing Time 6. Graveyard Shift 7. The Legacy of History Notes Selected Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Mourning Glory sheds light on troubled times as it shows how passion and prejudice, grief and denial all contributed to the continuing creation of a revolutionary legacy that still affects our understanding of the nature of language and history. Examines the philosophical ideals that both inspired and corrupted the French Revolution of 1789