The Guillotine and the Terror

by Daniel Arasse

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Translated from the French.

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Daniel Arasse (1944-2003) was professor of art history at the Sorbonne, director of the French Institute in Florence, and director of studies at I'cole des Hautes tudes en Sciences Sociales. His many books include Vermeer (Princeton), Botticelli, and Anselm Kiefer.

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Canonical title*
La guillotine et l'imaginaire de la Terreur
Original title
La guillotine et l'imaginaire de la Terreur
Original publication date
1987 (1e édition originale française ∙ Flammarion) (1e édition originale française ∙ Flammarion); 1993 (Réédition française, Champs Histoire, Flammarion) (Réédition française, Champs Histoire, Flammarion); 2010 (Nouvelle édition française, Champs Histoire, Flammarion) (Nouvelle édition française, Champs Histoire, Flammarion)
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Joseph-Ignace Guillotin; Maximilien de Robespierre; Antoine Louis; Jean Paul Marat; Louis René Quentin de Richebourg, Marquis de Champcenetz; Tobias Schmidt (show all 8); Louis XVI, King of France; Pierre-Louis Roederer
Important events*
Révolution française (1789-1799)
Original language*
Français, Champs Histoire
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History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Philosophy
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364.6Society, government, & cultureSocial problems and social servicesCrimePunishment
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HV8555 .A7313Social sciencesSocial pathology. Social and public welfare. CriminologySocial pathology. Social and public welfare.Criminal justice administrationPenology. Prisons. Corrections
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