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Auteur(s) : Auricchio, Laura
Titre(s) : The marquis [Texte imprimé] : Lafayette reconsidered / Laura Auricchio
Édition : First Edition
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXVI-409 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Comprend : I. From Province to Paris ; II. American patriot ; III. French reformer ; IV.
Between two worlds.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references( pages 371-390) index
In a biography that looks past the storybook hero who cast aside family and fortune
to advance the transcendent aims of liberty and justice, Laura Auricchio gives us
a rich portrait of a man driven by dreams of glory and felled by tragic, human weaknesses.
We come to understand the personal struggles, social quandaries, and idealistic visions
that inspired an orphaned young nobleman to cross an ocean at age nineteen to fight
a war that was none of his concern. Here is the young Lafayette, removed from the
French army as a result of sweeping reforms, trapped in a gilded cage until American
emissaries reached Paris seeking support. In the American cause, Lafayette, whose
only vision had been of martial glory, saw a way to reach his dreams, and seized it
with gusto. Americans welcomed him with open arms, and he returned their affection
fully. His American éclat was so brilliant and his enthusiasm so great that he quickly
became the symbol of the Franco-American alliance that ultimately defeated Great Britain.
But while Lafayette's reputation rose to great heights during the American Revolution,
it collapsed during the French one. As revolutionaries hurtled in radical directions
and monarchists dug in their heels, Lafayette lost control, doing everything in his
power to prevent an American-style republic from taking root in his native land. Formerly
seen as France's heroic figure, Lafayette was now viewed as opportunistic, a dreamer,
and a traitor to his nation--and today remains a murky figure in French memory. Auricchio,
drawing on substantial new research conducted in libraries, archives, museums, and
private homes in France and the United States, gives us history on a grand scale as
she reveals the man and his complex life, and challenges the myths that have surrounded
his name for more than two centuries.--From publisher description
Sujet(s) : La Fayette, Gilbert Du Motier (1757-1834 ; marquis)
États-Unis -- 1775-1783 (Révolution) -- Participation française
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780307267559 (harcover) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0307267555 (harcover) (alk. paper).
- ISBN 9780385353243 (erroné) (ebook). - ISBN 9780307387455 (trade pbk.). - ISBN 0307387453
(trade pbk.)
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