Classics have another quality too (...) they do not need to be true – o rewizjonizmie Williama Doyle’a
Classics have another quality too (...) they do not need to be true—on revisio-nism of William Doyle
Author(s): Dominik DworniczakSubject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, History of ideas, Philology
Published by: Komisja Nauk Filologicznych Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk we Wrocławiu
Keywords: French Revolution; revisionism; William Doyle; Marxism
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the paper is to present up-to-date critics of the model of the causes of the French Revolution present in the orthodox (Marxist) school’s syntheses (regarding prominent historians, such as: A. Mathiez, G. Lefebvre and A. Soboul). The paper discusses the role of the noblesse, bourgeoisie in relation with the role of the public opinion before the French Revolution. It also indicates some internal inconsistencies of the described critics. The work is based mainly on the syntheses and papers delivered by William Doyle
Journal: Academic Journal of Modern Philology
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 7
- Page Range: 179-194
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish