British Uses for Napoleon

Semmel shows that personal sympathy for Napoleon, and admiration for him as a liberal, extended to a very unexpected place: Britain, his principal adversary. He explores the complex ways in which Napoleon figured in British politics, both during his rule, and in its immediate aftermath. He argues th...

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Published in:MLN 2005-09, Vol.120 (4), p.733-746
Main Author: Semmel, Stuart
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
British & Irish literature
British culture
Emperors
English literature
French Revolution
Jewish peoples
Monarchy
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French (Napoleon Bonaparte) (1769-1821)
Nationalism
Political revolutions
Politics
Prophecy
Protestantism
Radicalism
Royalty
Statesmanship
Sympathy
The Specter of Napoleon
Wordsworth, William (1770-1850)
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Summary:Semmel shows that personal sympathy for Napoleon, and admiration for him as a liberal, extended to a very unexpected place: Britain, his principal adversary. He explores the complex ways in which Napoleon figured in British politics, both during his rule, and in its immediate aftermath. He argues that far from functioning solely as the monstrous enemy against whom the British could unite and mobilize, Napoleon in fact had a remarkably divisive and destablizing effect on Britain.
ISSN:0026-7910
1080-6598
1080-6598
DOI:10.1353/mln.2005.0125