"Soldiers and Savants: an Enlightened Despot Discovers Egypt" Topic
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Tango01 | 24 Jun 2016 1:04 p.m. PST |
"This thesis examines Napoleon Bonaparte during his invasion of Egypt from 1798-1801 and how the campaign demonstrates an example of his Enlightened Despotism. The 'campaign was twofold: a military campaign and a scientific expedition. The military campaign began on July 1st, 1798 and ended in failure and the surrender of the French forces. Despite this, Napoleon's greatest success in Egypt came when he brought 167 savants with him to collect and record all they found in Egypt both ancient and modern. He created the Institut d'Egypte whose work culminated in the twenty-three volume Description de I 'Egypte which redefined the study of Egypt and Egyptology and the discovering and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone. Some of the prominent figures in the foundation of Egyptology were Claude Louis Bethollet, Gaspard Monge, Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon, Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, and Jean-Fran90is Champollion. The French expedition is an example of Enlightenment universalism which is the discovery and learning from other peoples and cultures to gain knowledge while Napoleon himself conquered in the name of the Enlightenment ideas of freedom and revolution thus the twofold campaign demonstrates Napoleon Bonaparte as an Enlightened Despot. This thesis also examines how the campaign redefined the discourse of Oriental ism and Edward Said's flawed interpretation of the campaign and the intentions of Napoleon and his savants in his profound and controversial work Orientalism…" See here link Amicalement Armand |
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