Marie Antoinette
Stefan Zweig • 1900 • Macmillan
- Author
- Stefan Zweig
- First published
- 1900
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Genres
- Biography · History
- ISBN
- 9781412845922
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Stefan Zweig published his biography of Marie Antoinette in 1932, a work that emerged during a period of profound political instability in Europe. Zweig, an Austrian novelist and biographer, sought to move beyond the caricatures of the French queen as a frivolous figure, framing her life instead as a psychological study of a woman ill-equipped for the historical forces that eventually destroyed her. The book reflects Zweig's characteristic focus on the human experience amidst monumental shifts in power.
The design and narrative tone of the biography were shaped by Zweig's commitment to biographical depth and historical empathy. By avoiding the sensationalism often associated with the subject, he aimed to present Marie Antoinette as a tragic victim of political circumstance rather than a villain of the revolution. Upon its release, the work was lauded for its evocative prose and intellectual rigor, quickly establishing itself as a definitive modern interpretation of the Queen's life and the twilight of the French monarchy.
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