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Descriptionof Napoleon's Library. The Emperor, His Books and Their Influence on the Napoleonic Era
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Napoleon Bonaparte held absolute political power in France and his influence stretched across Europe and beyond. Yet he remained between leading his armies and ruling over a vast empire an indefatigable reader who even carried libraries into battle.
Bonapartes love of the written word, birthed in childhood and nurtured as an adolescent and young adult, never left him. He was a lover of literature for its own sake often swooning over melodramatic love stories but he also understood the value of books as instruments of power. Before his campaigns, he poured over dozens of texts relating to the relevant theatres geography, population, trade, and history. When contemplating grave decisions, such as his divorce to Empress Josephine, he consulted the historical record for useful precedents to justify and inform his actions. To bolster his troops morale during challenging times, he constantly referenced history in his proclamations, making his contemporaries feel as if they were actively shaping history. They were.
The library of an individual is the key to his mind. Behind the grandiose paintings of the victorious conqueror and the constructions of the propagandist, stands the reader. This book is an attempt to glimpse Napoleons character without the veneer of imperial glory.
What was he like, alone at night by his fireplace? What thoughts percolated in the mind of the ambitious 20-year-old, isolated in a little room while theorizing about mans happiness? Who are the literary and historical figures which can claim to have had impacted his life? Who were his favourite authors?
Through this book the reader will embark on a literary promenade with the great general and statemen. In these pages are found the emperors favourite authors. And with them, the key to understanding his mind.
Bonapartes love of the written word, birthed in childhood and nurtured as an adolescent and young adult, never left him. He was a lover of literature for its own sake often swooning over melodramatic love stories but he also understood the value of books as instruments of power. Before his campaigns, he poured over dozens of texts relating to the relevant theatres geography, population, trade, and history. When contemplating grave decisions, such as his divorce to Empress Josephine, he consulted the historical record for useful precedents to justify and inform his actions. To bolster his troops morale during challenging times, he constantly referenced history in his proclamations, making his contemporaries feel as if they were actively shaping history. They were.
The library of an individual is the key to his mind. Behind the grandiose paintings of the victorious conqueror and the constructions of the propagandist, stands the reader. This book is an attempt to glimpse Napoleons character without the veneer of imperial glory.
What was he like, alone at night by his fireplace? What thoughts percolated in the mind of the ambitious 20-year-old, isolated in a little room while theorizing about mans happiness? Who are the literary and historical figures which can claim to have had impacted his life? Who were his favourite authors?
Through this book the reader will embark on a literary promenade with the great general and statemen. In these pages are found the emperors favourite authors. And with them, the key to understanding his mind.
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- Books (first-hand)
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- Sarkozy, Louis N.
- Title
- Napoleon's Library. The Emperor, His Books and Their Influence on the Napoleonic Era
- Details
- English text, 16 b/w illustrations. 286 pages.
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