The Paris Catacombs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8940097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erin-Marie Legacey (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 509-536 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | French Historical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-1071 • E-ISSN: 1527-5493 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00161071-3857040 |
| OpenAlex | W2735361765 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
Although the Paris Catacombs have been a popular space in Paris since opening to the public in 1809, this is the first academic study that seeks to situate the public ossuary within a postrevolutionary context. By examining both the early institutional history and popular reception of the Catacombs, this article demonstrates how the Catacombs were instrumental in helping the population process and resolve the dislocation of the Revolution. Specifically, it examines how visitors used the underground space to express anxieties about revolutionary values like equality and to create a sense of historical stability after the Revolution's radical rupture with the past. Depuis leur ouverture en 1809, les catacombes de Paris sont un espace très populaire. Cet article est la première étude savante qui les situe dans un contexte postrévolutionnaire. En analysant l'histoire institutionnelle et la réception publique des catacombes, cet article explique comment l'ossuaire a aidé les Parisiens à comprendre et à résoudre la désorientation de la Révolution. L'article examine la façon dont les visiteurs ont utilisé cet espace souterrain pour exprimer leurs soucis concernant les valeurs révolutionnaires, comme l'égalité, et pour chercher une « stabilité historique » après la rupture révolutionnaire
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L'homme devant la mort
L'homme devant la mort
Past and Pathos
The Order of Things
Commemorating the Dead in Revolutionary France
France after Revolution. Urban Life, Gender, and the New Social Order
Death and the Enlightenment
Un espace de vie
The Birth of Heritage
Paris as Revolution
The New Regime
The Calendar in Revolutionary France
Death and Afterlife in Modern France
Romanticism and the Rise of History
Thirdspace
Cosmopolitanism and the Banality of Geographical Evils
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2020 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |