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- catalog abstract ""This original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers - that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. In this book, Andy Martin reveals how this neglected aspect of Napoleon's life actually provides the key to understanding it." "The French Revolution, Austerlitz and Waterloo all came second in Napoleon's life to a Discourse on Happiness, a Dialogue on Love and repeated attempts at a novel. Napoleon began as a would-be Rousseau and ended up on Saint Helena dictating his own confession. The colossal rise and catastrophic fall of his empire are, Martin argues, anticipated in the obsessive and tragicomic pages of his voluminous writings." "Napoleon emerges as an idealist, romantic, visionary, critic, a thinker with an epic imagination and an underdeveloped sense of reality, pushing his 'portable library' across Europe, Asia and the Orient, and always wrestling with the intricacies of language and literature. And, although Napoleon was denounced as a failure in an essay competition, Martin shows that he did indeed succeed in imposing himself as the archetype and inspiration of modern European culture." "This provocative book will appeal to a wide general readership. It will also be of interest to students of literature, modern languages and European history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12271923.
- catalog coverage "France History 1789-".
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Napoleon emerges as an idealist, romantic, visionary, critic, a thinker with an epic imagination and an underdeveloped sense of reality, pushing his 'portable library' across Europe, Asia and the Orient, and always wrestling with the intricacies of language and literature. And, although Napoleon was denounced as a failure in an essay competition, Martin shows that he did indeed succeed in imposing himself as the archetype and inspiration of modern European culture." "This provocative book will appeal to a wide general readership. It will also be of interest to students of literature, modern languages and European history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""This original study uncovers a side to Napoleon Bonaparte which has hitherto been ignored by biographers - that of the aspiring novelist and man of letters. In this book, Andy Martin reveals how this neglected aspect of Napoleon's life actually provides the key to understanding it." "The French Revolution, Austerlitz and Waterloo all came second in Napoleon's life to a Discourse on Happiness, a Dialogue on Love and repeated attempts at a novel. Napoleon began as a would-be Rousseau and ended up on Saint Helena dictating his own confession. The colossal rise and catastrophic fall of his empire are, Martin argues, anticipated in the obsessive and tragicomic pages of his voluminous writings."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-185) and index.".
- catalog description "Napoleon -- A prize for happiness -- Islands and continents -- Mind over matter -- Mentioned in dispatches -- The third man -- The death of the author.".
- catalog extent "191 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0745625355 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0745625363 (alk. paper : pbk.)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge, UK : Polity ; Malden, MA : Blackwell,".
- catalog spatial "France History 1789-".
- catalog spatial "France".
- catalog subject "944.05/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Authors, French 19th century Psychology.".
- catalog subject "DC214 .M37 2000".
- catalog subject "Emperors France Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Contributions in literature.".
- catalog subject "Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Literary art.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Napoleon -- A prize for happiness -- Islands and continents -- Mind over matter -- Mentioned in dispatches -- The third man -- The death of the author.".
- catalog title "Napoleon the novelist / Andy Martin.".
- catalog type "text".