Ernest Belfort Bax

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Jean Paul Marat, The People's Friend

A Biographical Sketch (1879)

Beschreibung

Jean Paul Marat, The People¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Friend: A Biographical Sketch is a book written by Ernest Belfort Bax in 1879. The book provides a comprehensive account of the life and work of Jean Paul Marat, a French revolutionary figure and journalist who played a significant role in the French Revolution. Bax¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s biographical sketch delves into Marat¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s early life, his education, and his political and ideological views. The book also explores Marat¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s contributions to the French Revolution, including his role in the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the First French Republic. The author also examines Marat¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s journalistic career, particularly his newspaper, L'Ami du peuple (The People¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s Friend), which he used as a platform to advocate for the rights of the people and to expose corruption and injustice. Bax¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s book offers a detailed and insightful account of Marat¿¿¿¿¿¿¿s life and legacy, providing readers with a deeper understanding of one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Ernest Belfort Bax was an English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights activist, socialist, and historian. Ernest Belfort Bax was born on July 23, 1854, in Leamington Spa, the son of Daniel Bax, a wealthy Mackintosh raincoat manufacturer and traditionalist nonconformist. Bax's elder brother, barrister Alfred Ridley Bax, was the father of composer and writer Arnold Bax, as well as playwright and essayist Clifford Bax. In his Reminiscences and Reflexions of a Mid and Late Victorian (1918), he laments the restricted Evangelicanism and Sabbatarianism in which he was raised as having left "an enduringly unpleasant reminiscence behind it". Between the years 1864 and 1875, he was privately taught by tutors and influenced by George Lewes, William Lecky, Alexander Bain, Herbert Spencer, and John Stuart Mill, all of whom contributed to his commitment to rationality. The Franco-German War and its aftermath, the Commune, sparked his interest in public affairs when he was sixteen years old. During this time, his political ideals were a mix of common radicalism and dreams for economic equality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 192g
• ISBN-13: 9781104135676
• ISBN-10: 1104135671
• Artikelnr.: 60371566