La guerre de Vendée comme un « mémoricide » ? Point de vue littéraire sur un différend historique
The war of Vendée as a “memoricide”? Literary point of view to a historical polemic
Author(s): Jaroslav StanovskýSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: French revolution; historical novel; 19th century; history of literature; war of Vendée; revolutionary historiography; Reynald Secher
Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with a historical polemic concerning the war of Vendée during the French revolution (1793–1799) which is considered by some historians to be the first genocide of modern history. One of them, Reynald Secher, speaks about a “memoricide”, which means a murder of historical memory. The paper presents this conception and then tries to verify it on the base of some historical novels written by Royalist and Republican authors all along the 19th century. The conclusion proves that historical memory of Vendée has neither been forgotten nor repressed, but on the contrary, this theme was being used by both sides in their political and ideological conflicts.
Journal: Svět literatury
- Issue Year: XXX/2020
- Issue No: Special
- Page Range: 80-91
- Page Count: 12
- Language: French