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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of contents 7
- List of illustrations 11
- Note on formatting 15
- Acknowledgements 17
- Foreword 19
- Preface: Critical perspective 23
- 1. Napoleonic ambition and historical imagination 31
- 2. Shaping expectations: The young Napoléon Bonaparte 55
- 3. Civilization and savagery: Visions of the French Revolution 79
- 4. Mortal gods: Voices of power and of providence 101
- 5. The dark light of Napoleonic cinema 129
- 6. A view from the margins of history 159
- 7. Melodrama and the formulations of family 179
- 8. Worlds in transition: Class, consumption, corruption 203
- 9. Death and transfiguration 223
- Conclusion: The case for enthusiasm 243
- Filmography and bibliography 249
- Index 263
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter 1
- Table of contents 7
- List of illustrations 11
- Note on formatting 15
- Acknowledgements 17
- Foreword 19
- Preface: Critical perspective 23
- 1. Napoleonic ambition and historical imagination 31
- 2. Shaping expectations: The young Napoléon Bonaparte 55
- 3. Civilization and savagery: Visions of the French Revolution 79
- 4. Mortal gods: Voices of power and of providence 101
- 5. The dark light of Napoleonic cinema 129
- 6. A view from the margins of history 159
- 7. Melodrama and the formulations of family 179
- 8. Worlds in transition: Class, consumption, corruption 203
- 9. Death and transfiguration 223
- Conclusion: The case for enthusiasm 243
- Filmography and bibliography 249
- Index 263