Forgetting Differences: Tragedy, Historiography, and the French Wars of Religion

Description: Forgetting Differences by Andrea Frisch Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Examines the impact of the royal politics of amnesia on tragedy and national historiography in France, 1560-1630 Publisher Description Examines the impact of the royal politics of amnesia on tragedy and national historiography in France, 1560-1630This study argues that the political and legislative process of forgetting internal differences, undertaken in France after the civil wars of the sixteenth century, leads to subtle yet fundamental shifts in the broader conception of the relationship between readers or spectators on the one hand, and the matter of history, on the other. These shifts, occasioned by the desire for communal reconciliation and generally associated with an increasingly modern sensibility, will nonetheless prove useful to the ideologies of cultural and political absolutism. By juxtaposing representations of the French civil war past as they appear (and frequently overlap) in historiography and tragedy from 1550-1630, Andrea Frisch tracks changes in the ways in which history and tragedy sought to move readers throughout the period of the wars and in their wake. The book shows that a shift from a politically (and martially) active reading of the past to a primarily affective one follows the imperative, so clear and urgent at the turn of the seventeenth century, to put an end to violent conflict. The emotions that neoclassical tragedy and absolutist historiography sought to elicit were intended above all to be shared, and thus a medium via which political and religious differences could be downplayed or forgotten. The book aims to illuminate some of the ways in which the experience of the wars of religion, as registered in tragedy and historiography, contributed to a restructuring of the ever-vital relationship between emotion and politics, and thereby to historicize the very concept of esmouvoir.Key FeaturesConfronts historiography and tragedy in the era of the French Wars of ReligionAddresses the themes of amnesty, pardon, memory, and forgetting in the context of civil warProvides both close readings and a broad argument about the impact of the monarchical politics of reconciliation on conceptions of how history and tragedy should move their audiencesTreats multiple French authors including Andre de Nesmond; Henri-Lancelot Voisin de la Popeliniere; Pierre Matthieu; Jean de la Taille; Robert GarnierAndrea Frisch is Associate Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Maryland. KeywordsFrench Wars of Religion; Saint Bartholomews Day massacres; Edict of Nantes; tragedy; historiography; emotion; reconciliation; Henri IV (Henri de Navarre); Robert Garnier; Pierre MatthieuSubject: Literature Author Biography Andrea Frisch is Associate Professor of French at the University of Maryland. Details ISBN 0748694390 ISBN-13 9780748694396 Title Forgetting Differences Author Andrea Frisch Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 192 Publisher Edinburgh University Press GE_Item_ID:133483529; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780748694396

Book Title: Forgetting Differences

Number of Pages: 192 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Forgetting Differences : Tragedy, Historiography, and the French Wars of Religion

Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press

Subject: Historiography, Europe / Western, Europe / France, Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Europe / Renaissance, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 0.7 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 17.6 Oz

Author: Andrea Frisch

Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Psychology, History

Item Length: 6.3 in

Item Width: 9.2 in

Series: Edinburgh Critical Studies in Renaissance Culture Ser.

Format: Hardcover