In the Context of His Times
Subtitle: Alfred Dreyfus As Lover, Intellectual, Poet, and Jew
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781618112361
Subjects: Dreyfus, alfred, 1859-1935; Prisoners, biography; Antisemitism; France, politics and government, 1870-1940; France, biography
Description: From the very moment Alfred Dreyfus was placed under arrest for treason and espionage, his entire world was turned upside down, and for the next five years he lived in what he called a phantasmagoria. To keep himself sane, Dreyfus wrote letters to and received letters from his wife and exercised his intellect through reading the few books and magazines his censors allowed him. In this volume, Norman Simms explores how Dreyfus kept himself from exploding into madness by reading his essays carefully, placing them in the context of his century.