Making Way for Genius: The Aspiring Self in France from the Old Regime to the New
Author(s)
Kete, Kathleen
Kete, Kathleen
The Aspiring Self In France From The Old Regime To The New -- Genius, Madame De Staël, And The Soul Of Prodigious Success -- Vocation, Stendhal, And The Art Of Living Ethically -- Destiny, Cuvier, And Post-revolutionary Politics -- Friendship Matters; Arguments From Egypt; Coda On Napoleon -- Ambition In Post-revolutionary Lives. Kathleen Kete. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-228) And Index.
Keywords
Ambition--Social aspects--History, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--18th centruy, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--19th century, Self--History, Self--France--History--18th century, Self--France--History--19th century, Individuality--History, Individuality--France--History--18th century, Individuality--France--History--19th century, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--18th century, Intellectual life, DC33.4 .K47 2012, 944
Ambition--Social aspects--History, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--18th centruy, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--19th century, Self--History, Self--France--History--18th century, Self--France--History--19th century, Individuality--History, Individuality--France--History--18th century, Individuality--France--History--19th century, Ambition--Social aspects--France--History--18th century, Intellectual life, DC33.4 .K47 2012, 944
| Name in long format: | Making Way for Genius: The Aspiring Self in France from the Old Regime to the New |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300174829 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780300174823 |
| Book pages: | 256 |
| Book language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 9.2499815 Inches, Length: 6.1247909 Inches, Weight: 1.1243575362 Pounds, Width: 0.7499985 Inches |
