புரட்சிபட்டினியால் வாடிய பிரான்ஸ் மக்கள் ரொட்டி வேண்டுமென்று கேட்ட போது, அரசி மேரி அண்டாய்னெட் அவர்களிடம் கேக் வாங்கி உண்ணுங்கள் என்று திமிராக பேசியதனால் தான் பிரஞ்சு புரட்சி எழுந்தது. உலக வரலாற்றில் இது ஒரு முக்கியமான காலகட்டம். மேரி அண்டாய்னெட் பற்றி Antonia Fraser எழுதிய நூல் படிக்க சுவரசியமாக உள்ளது,
-கே.எஸ்.இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்.
05-09-2015.
"We had a beautiful dream and that was all … I could not have any pleasure in the world if I abandoned my children. … I do not even have any regrets."
-- Marie Antoinette to the Chevalier Jarjayes on his persuading her to escape alone from the Tower as quoted in Marie Antoinette : The Journey (2001) by Antonia Fraser
France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in history. Antonia Fraser’s lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era.
#Marie_Antoinette
#France
#KsRadhakrishnan
#KSR_Posts
-கே.எஸ்.இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்.
05-09-2015.
"We had a beautiful dream and that was all … I could not have any pleasure in the world if I abandoned my children. … I do not even have any regrets."
-- Marie Antoinette to the Chevalier Jarjayes on his persuading her to escape alone from the Tower as quoted in Marie Antoinette : The Journey (2001) by Antonia Fraser
France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her death; she has since been the object of debate and speculation and the fascination so often accorded tragic figures in history. Married in mere girlhood, this essentially lighthearted, privileged, but otherwise unremarkable child was thrust into an unparalleled time and place, and was commanded by circumstance to play a significant role in history. Antonia Fraser’s lavish and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette, one of the most recognizable women in European history, excites compassion and regard for all aspects of her subject, immersing the reader not only in the coming-of-age of a graceful woman, but also in the unraveling of an era.
#Marie_Antoinette
#France
#KsRadhakrishnan
#KSR_Posts
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