The French Mind: 400 Years of Romance, Revolution and Renewal - Peter Watson
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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 17th century to the present day through the nation’s 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.
It’s a story that takes us into Bohemian cafés 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 country’s 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 400 years. It documents the shaping of a nation whose global influence, in art, culture and politics, cannot be overstated.
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This post has 6 comments with rating of 5/5
June 20th, 2022
Thanks
June 20th, 2022
Thanks a lot as always, Goomer.
June 20th, 2022
A lot of French culture is unsophisticated and annoyingly silly. But its that self-assurance with which the French their portray their silliness that foreigners fall for like suckers every time. It’s evolutionary psychology that makes us mistake confidence for positive traits like leadership qualities, to the point of happily electing sociopath politicians to rule over us.
June 20th, 2022
Detto, Thamus …
June 27th, 2022
Thank you, Goomer!
By any chance, do you have more books from Peter Watson? Like “The Modern Mind” , “Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention” , or “The German Genius”.
It would be much appreaciated.
Thanks! :)
January 28th, 2023
This is a really great book and nothing at all what I was expecting, if anyone has anything else from the author I second the request!
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