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In a novel interpretation of David’s project, the author demonstrates how his composition wove the strands of the Enlightenment cult of the legislator into a lively canvas in which future generations of French men and women would be confronted with the providentially inspired founding act of the new regime.

Table of Contents
List of illustrations

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations and editions cited

Introduction

I The genealogy of a culture hero

II The anatomy of a cult

III Prelude to a revolution

IV The triumph of the legislator

Conclusion

List of works cited

Index

The Cult of the Legislator in France 17501830 A

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      Publisher: LUP - Voltaire Foundation
      Publication Date: 1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780729405508, 978-0729405508
      ISBN10: 0729405508
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In a novel interpretation of David’s project, the author demonstrates how his composition wove the strands of the Enlightenment cult of the legislator into a lively canvas in which future generations of French men and women would be confronted with the providentially inspired founding act of the new regime.

      Table of Contents
      List of illustrations

      Acknowledgements

      List of abbreviations and editions cited

      Introduction

      I The genealogy of a culture hero

      II The anatomy of a cult

      III Prelude to a revolution

      IV The triumph of the legislator

      Conclusion

      List of works cited

      Index

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