The Guillotine
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"The Guillotine" is a volume from Thomas Carlyle’s historical work "The French Revolution: A History," focusing on the period of mass executions and political terror symbolized by the guillotine.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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volume ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Committee of Public Safety
NERFINISHED
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public executions by guillotine ⓘ revolutionary tribunals ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
moral consequences of violence
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revolutionary justice ⓘ terror as a political tool ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | Reign of Terror (French Revolution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | history ⓘ |
| historicalCoverage | late 18th century France ⓘ |
| isVolumeOf | The French Revolution: A History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
dramatic
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philosophical ⓘ |
| partOf | The French Revolution: A History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Bastille
NERFINISHED
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The Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
French Revolution
NERFINISHED
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Reign of Terror NERFINISHED ⓘ mass executions ⓘ political terror ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
state violence
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the guillotine as an instrument of execution ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | The French Revolution: A History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInSeries | volume of a three-volume history ⓘ |
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