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....I'm going to kill something, I swear. I had a lovely entry all written about how I finished my essay (12 pages, after some fiddling with the margins, and 4,263 words) on Jews in the Revolution, and livejournal decided to eat it. D:<

I remain amused that I managed to use more sources (15, in all) than I wrote pages, and that I had 58 footnotes. How I do love you, footnotes! Let's run away together! ...or maybe not. XD

I also remain miffed that I didn't have enough space to talk about the Jewish National Guard who saved the Abbé Maury (opponent of civil and legal rights for Jews and all around rabid reactionary, for those not in the know) from being lanterned. Or the brothers Frey, for that matter. Oh well, more's the pity.

(I did, however, get to talk about how much Maxime pwns on two separate occasions. :D :D :D)

...And now, off to study for my Latin final. >.>

Current Mood: amused

Worse still (because it's not like I would ever take recommendations like that from a stupid online bookstore), I am pretty much being compelled to read a rabid revisionist for my history paper, even though it isn't a paper on historiography. This is what my professor had to say on the subject, essentially:

"So, I'm recommending *cough* that you read this book by Hertzberg. I should warn you that he argues that the French Revolution was directly responsable for the Holocaust. No one believes this anymore. (Me: Good to know. *blinks*) But he's still a good source for this period and you need to read him. Why yes, I am pretty much implying that this is required, why do you ask?"

Now granted, in the essay, I'm going to completely slaughter all his arguments with the help of my good friend Losurdo. But. It will still be excruciatingly painful to read him. I have no idea how I'm going to be able to concentrate and/or not explode. ARGH.

.........On the other hand, I'm trying to be happy. It is Earth Day, after all, and I like Earth Day. Moreover, it's my birthday tomorrow and I'm finally turning 18, so that's something to be excited about, I suppose. (I know, I sound really thrilled. But this stupid revisionist crap I have to read is weighing on me. D: )

Also, Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Not-So-Great for the lose. Why couldn't by Greek History class have stayed in the Classical period? D:

Okay, I'll stop whining now, I promise. And you know what? Have another scene from "Brutus et Cassius." Though I know you probably don't want it. >.>

( Act I Scene IV )

Current Mood: apprehensive

I've finally finished my paper on the legal emancipation of the Jews in France and the German states. For a paper in which I got to discuss the Revolution, it was surprisingly dull. But it's done now. And my birthday is next Thursday! :D

Also, though, I've been sick since Spring Break and I still can't sing. I'm definitely going to Student Health tomorrow to try to get antibiotics, because this is not cool. I'm auditioning for the opera in a week for crying out loud!

Er, but anyway, have the next scene of "Brutus et Cassius." Because I know how fascinating you all find it. -_-;

( Act I Scene III )

Finally, a few items concerning my "Rome" exco:
1. The same actor who played Robespierre in the 1998 Scarlet Pimpernel plays Lepidus in Rome. Color me disturbed.
2. I can't express how fully awesome I think it is that Octavius is being potrayed as a psychopath. Ruthless and creepy: it's a winning combination for the portrayal of someone who founds an empire on the ruins of a republic, imho. That loveable fellow in "I, Claudius" didn't fool me for a second.
3. It's not as bad as I thought it would be watching the series with all the republicans being dead. In fact, it's much less anxiety producing, since I hate all the remaining characters and don't care when bad things happen to them, because they all deserve them. Well, except the children, but I would say that's a standard disclaimer. :/

Current Mood: relieved
Current Music: "Si je perdais mon Isabelle..." L'irato ou l'emporté (Méhul)

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Citoyenne la traductrice jacobine

Veillons au maintien de nos droits !

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Amazon.fr is recommending that I read Gueniffey, and other random bits of information

29 Germinal CCXVII already!

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