Terrorizing Marie Antoinette

Negative political representations of Marie Antoinette and Hillary Clinton are compared and contrasted. Some of the language directed at Clinton during the 1992 presidential race was identical to the language that sent Marie Antoinette to the guillotine in 1793.

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Published in:Critical inquiry 1994-04, Vol.20 (3), p.379-400
Main Authors: Saint-Amand, Pierre, Gage, Jennifer Curtiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinton, Hillary
Executive branch
Fear
Females
France
French Revolution
History
Kings
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (1755-93)
Political Power
Political representation
Political revolutions
Politics
Public Opinion
Queens
Scaffolds
Sex Role Attitudes
Sexism
Social History
Spectacle
Symbolism
Women
Womens Roles
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Summary:Negative political representations of Marie Antoinette and Hillary Clinton are compared and contrasted. Some of the language directed at Clinton during the 1992 presidential race was identical to the language that sent Marie Antoinette to the guillotine in 1793.
ISSN:0093-1896
1539-7858
DOI:10.1086/448718