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Indlæser... To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette (2000)af Carolly Erickson
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I can't really put my finger on why I didn't like this better than I did. I think part of it may have been that, while quite sympathetic toward Marie Antoinette, there didn't seem to be many attempts to humanize the other people in her life, or to show them in a sympathetic light. There was some speculation, but not too bad. And the comma splices just about drove me crazy. About the cake: I never knew this legend had been previously told about another, previous queen of France (the wife of Louis XIV) as well as one of the aunts of Louis XVI. It makes me wonder how such a story got started in the first place, but also why it appears to have been told only about women. Erickson's biography reads like a novel, full of descriptions of people and palaces, and political and social motivations. Though she doesn't analyze the politics in depth, there's enough background to have a basic understanding of the events that led to Marie's execution. A good, readable starter biography, and good for young adults too. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
One of history's most misunderstood figures, Marie Antoinette represents the extravagance and the decadence of pre-Revolution France. Yet there was an innocence about Antoinette, thrust as a child into the chillingly formal French court. Married to the maladroit, ill-mannered Dauphin, Antoinette found pleasure in costly entertainments and garments. She spent lavishly while her overtaxed and increasingly hostile subjects blamed her for France's plight. In time Antoinette matured into a courageous Queen, and when their enemies finally closed in, Antoinette followed her inept husband to the guillotine in one last act of bravery. InTo the Scaffold, Carolly Erickson provides an estimation of a lost Queen that is psychologically acute, richly detailed, and deeply moving. No library descriptions found. |
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About the cake: I never knew this legend had been previously told about another, previous queen of France (the wife of Louis XIV) as well as one of the aunts of Louis XVI. It makes me wonder how such a story got started in the first place, but also why it appears to have been told only about women. ( )