Symbolism in the French Revolution | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: Subhajit Sahu
Date: 2018-12-06

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Symbolism in the French Revolution


00:00:40 1 Fasces
00:01:35 2 iTricolore/i cockade
00:03:26 3 Liberty cap
00:05:17 4 Clothing
00:06:04 5 Liberty Tree
00:07:17 6 Hercules
00:10:55 7 La Marseillaise
00:12:05 8 Guillotine
00:13:25 9 Notes
00:13:34 10 Further reading



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Symbolism in the French Revolution was a device to distinguish and celebrate (or vilify) the main features of the French Revolution and ensure public identification and support. In order to effectively illustrate the differences between the new Republic and the old regime, the leaders needed to implement a new set of symbols to be celebrated instead of the old religious and monarchical symbolism. To this end, symbols were borrowed from historic cultures and redefined, while those of the old regime were either destroyed or reattributed acceptable characteristics. These revised symbols were used to instill in the public a new sense of tradition and reverence for the Enlightenment and the Republic.