Biographies?

[crimeson-plasma.livejournal.com]

I have been interested in the french revolution for quite a while, and although I have read several books and biographies about some of the main people of it, I still haven't managed to find a good one of Saint-Just. Could you please recommend me one that is en english/spanish? (my french is not good enough to read a book)

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[ainokallas.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, "Saint-Just, colleague of Robespierre" by E. N. Curtis is the best English language bio, but it's pretty hard to find anywhere (and if you do find it, it will probably be expensive). The next best is J. B. Morton's bio, which might be easier to find with a lower price. I'd recommend using bookfinder (http://www.bookfinder.com/), btw.

[crimeson-plasma.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ^_^
Yeah, the first one that you mentioned was at a quite a high price, it's sad that these kinds of books seem to be quite expensive all the time. I'll definitely look into the second one that you mentioned though :D

[jonahmama.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the Curtis book is excellent. If you live in or near a major city or research university, try the library. There's also a decent bio by Geoffrey Bruun. I most highly recommend R.R. Palmer's classic "Twelve Who Ruled," which offers outstanding profiles of each member of the Committee of Public Safety, including Saint-Just. It's readily available on Amazon for about $15.

[crimeson-plasma.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^_^ I'll sure check those out. I hope that I can get my hands on a copy of Curtis's book, but sadly I don't think that there will be any near where I live at.

[trf-chan.livejournal.com]

Ah, let me just bring out my most appropriate icon~

I'd agree with ainokallas that the Curtis biography is probably the best one available in English; the offerings, alas, are pretty slim. :/ Perhaps you could see if Saint-Just by Bernard Vinot has been translated into Spanish? I just finished it and found it quite good. I maaaaay be embarking on my own personal English translation project of it this summer, time permitting! I've also heard that Saint-Just, sa politique et ses missions by Jean-Pierre Gross is excellent (have only read fragments, but will hopefully be reading the entire thing soon-ish), so that's another one where you could check to see if there's a Spanish translation.

[crimeson-plasma.livejournal.com]

I'll try to get my hands on that one, hopefully I will be able to find it.

That's quite a good idea. Maybe it has been translated into spanish (french and spanish being relatively close and all, I remember that I managed to find a spanish version of robespierre's works not so long ago) I wish a knew french well enough to be able to read xD

That would be cool! (translating it) although I do know that translating this stuff can take an awful lot of time

[hanriotfran.livejournal.com]

In Spanish there is a pretty one: "Saint-Just", by Ralph Korngold, but I've purchased it in a book shop who sell old books. Sadly, you can't find it new...

[crimeson-plasma.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ^_^ I'll try to find that one (maybe I'll have more luck finding that one)