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[molly-is-cosmic.livejournal.com]

Hello all :D

I'm doing my coursework on the French Revolution--- the sanscullotte's role in the Terror, to be precise--- and I'm actually enjoying it an obscene amount. Really, my teacher yesterday was like 'this isn't your thesis, it's not your baby'  which reveals the extent to which I like reading Robespierre. 

But, anyway, can anyone lead me to some of Marat's work from L'Ami du Peuple etc. (or anything from 1792-4?). The only one I can seem to find is on marxists.org (surprise, surprise) and I need to analyse his language....Anything particularly angry or radical-ish is good. 

Thanks :)

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Re: Hi. Resident Marat-ist

[molly-is-cosmic.livejournal.com]

1) I know he was killed in 1793, it was a just a mistake when writing the question.
2) Seeing as this essay is 30% of my A-Level mark as a whole and I'm doing History at University this year, something with substance, as I've never considered him a radical zealot.
3) I never have considered Marat a marxist, I just know that many marxists and sympathetic marxist historians consider him to have some protoype marxist tendencies , so that was why I wasn't surprised to find a small collection of his writings at marxists.org.
4) I'm sorry if the way I phrased my question rubbed you the wrong way, but I have done my reading, and am not just 'slapping him in the same old box' because I plan to be as balanced as possible.

Re: Hi. Resident Marat-ist

[kurotoshi.livejournal.com]

1) Oh, alright :)
2) Aye! That's brutal! Glad to hear it!
4) bah, it's cool, I just really hope I don't come off as a total pretencious jerk ^^; but I am serious about my last offer, I've been digging through my things looking for my essay and if I find anything, I'll be sure to let you know. Gah, I feel so mean!

Re: Hi. Resident Marat-ist

[molly-is-cosmic.livejournal.com]

Don't feel mean. History is the art of debate after all :)

Re: Hi. Resident Marat-ist

[kurotoshi.livejournal.com]

THAT is very true, haha!