Danton

What Dominique Pagani says

Dominique Pagani does not devote a sustained analysis to Danton. He mentions him in passing, most often through other authors or other works. Discussing Nerval's "Angélique", he recalls the phrase "One does not carry one's homeland on the soles of one's shoes", which was aimed at the émigrés and to which Nerval alludes1. Danton also appears among the revolutionaries read by the guest of a session on Hegel and the yellow vests2. Two mentions concern the question of his honesty. He reports a version of Valmy according to which Danton bought a Prussian general with stolen diamonds3. He also points out, in a dialogue from Stendhal's The Red and the Black, the line "this great Danton stole"4. Finally, in the session on Napoleon, he notes that Danton's shadow appears in Gance's film5. Danton thus serves mainly as a revolutionary reference point in literary, historical and cinematic readings.

1. 1#4.7 Angélique (de Nerval)12 Apr 2018 · 35:37
2. 2Hegel et les gilets jaunes (1ère partie)13 Feb 2019 · 1:31:01
3. 3TROP TARD ?14 Aug 2024 · 50:09
4. 4"Napoléon ou les raisons de la ruse", avec Dominique Pagani2 Dec 2024 · 1:10:48
5. 5"Napoléon ou les raisons de la ruse", avec Dominique Pagani2 Dec 2024 · 1:33:41

Summary produced automatically from 5 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.