The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
Selected Colleen Hoover Books at €9.99c | In-store & Online
20-50
A01=Peter Watson
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Peter Watson
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HBJD
Category=HBTB
Category=HPCD
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€20 to €50
PS=Active
softlaunch

The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal

English

By (author): Peter Watson

Majestic, ambitious' Literary Review
_________________________________________________________________________________________

We are endlessly fascinated by the French. We are fascinated by their way of life, their creativity, sophistication and self-assurance, and even their insistence that they are exceptional. But how did France become the country it is today, and what really sets it apart?

Journalist and historian Peter Watson sets out to answer these questions in The French Mind, a dazzling history of France that takes us from the seventeenth century to the present day through the nations most influential thinkers. He opens the doors to the Renaissance salons that were a breeding ground for poets, philosophers and scientists, and tells the forgotten stories of the extraordinary succession of women who ran these institutions, fostering a culture of stylish intellectualism unmatched anywhere else in the world.

Its a story that takes us into Bohemian cafes and cabarets, into chic Parisian high culture via French philosophies of food, fashion and sex, while growing unrest hastens the bloody birth of a republic. From the 1789 revolution to the countrys occupation by Nazi Germany, Watson argues that a unique series of devastating military defeats helped shape the resilient, proud, innovative character of the French.

This is a history of breathtaking ambition, propelled by the characters Watson brings to vivid life: the writers, revolutionaries and painters who loved, inspired and rivalled one another over four hundred years. It documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art, culture and politics, cannot be overstated.
_____________________________________________________________________

An encyclopaedic celebration of French intellectuals refusing to give up on universal principles, rooted in the Enlightenment and French Revolution, while remaining slim, bringing up well-behaved children and falling in love at every opportunity The Times

'An engaging movement through time towards Frances recent reckonings with extremism, exceptionalism and empire TLS
  See more
Current price €33.29
Original price €36.99
Save 10%
20-50A01=Peter WatsonAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Peter Watsonautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=HBJDCategory=HBTBCategory=HPCDCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€20 to €50PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 17 Mar 2022
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781471128974

About Peter Watson

Peter Watson was born in 1943 and was educated at universities in Durham London and Rome. He has been on the staff of the Sunday Times and The Times and has written for many other newspapers. He is the author of over a dozen books including Ideas: A History from Fire to Freud. He lives in London.

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept