The Morland Dynasty
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| - | *Danton, Robespierre, and Marat are characters in [[Victor Hugo]]'s novel ''[[Ninety-Three]]'' (Quatrevingt-treize), set during the [[French Revolution]]. | + | '''''The Morland Dynasty''''' is a series of historical novels by [[Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]], in the genre of a [[family saga]]. They recount the lives of the Morland family of [[York]], [[England]] and their national and international relatives and associates. |
| - | *Danton is a central character in Romanian playwright [[Camil Petrescu]]'s play of the same name. | + | |
| - | *Danton's last days were made into a play, ''Dantons Tod'' (''[[Danton's Death]]''), by [[Georg Büchner]]. | + | There are currently 35 books in the series. The first book begins in 1434 and features the [[Wars of the Roses]]; the most recent book begins in the 1931 and deals with the [[Great Depression]]. |
| - | *On the basis of Büchner's play, [[Gottfried von Einem]] wrote an opera with the same title, on a libretto by himself and [[Boris Blacher]], which premiered on 6 August 1947 at the [[Salzburger Festspiele]]. | + | |
| - | *Danton appears in the Hungarian play ''[[The Tragedy of Man]]'' and the animated movie of the same name as one of Adam's incarnations throughout Lucifer's illusion. | + | |
| - | *Danton's life from 1791 until his execution was the subject of the 1921 German film ''[[Danton (1921 film)|Danton]]''. | + | |
| - | *Danton's and Robespierre's quarrels were turned into a 1983 film, ''[[Danton (1983 film)|Danton]]'', directed by [[Andrzej Wajda]]. The film itself is loosely based on [[Stanisława Przybyszewska]]'s 1929 play ''Sprawa Dantona'' ("[[The Danton Case]]"). | + | |
| - | *Danton's and Robespierre's relations were also the subject of an opera by American composer [[John Eaton (composer)|John Eaton]], ''Danton and Robespierre'' (1978). | + | |
| - | *Danton is extensively featured in ''[[La Révolution française (film)|La Révolution française]]'' (1989),. | + | |
| - | *In his novel ''Locus Solus'', [[Raymond Roussel]] tells a story in which Danton makes an arrangement with his executioner for his head to be smuggled into his friend's possession after his execution. The nerves and musculature of the head ultimately end up on display in the private collection of Martial Canterel, reanimated by special electrical currents and showing a deeply entrenched disposition toward oratory. | + | |
| - | *The Revolution as experienced by Danton, Robespierre, and Desmoulins is the central focus of [[Hilary Mantel]]'s novel ''[[A Place of Greater Safety]]'' (1993). | + | |
| - | *Danton and Desmoulins are the main characters of [[Tanith Lee]]'s ''The Gods Are Thirsty—A Novel of the French Revolution'' (1996). | + | |
| - | *Danton and Robespierre are briefly referred to in the book ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel]]''. The two men both applaud a guard for his work in catching aristocrats. | + | |
| - | *In ''The Tangled Thread'', Volume 10 of ''[[The Morland Dynasty]]'', a series of historical novels by author [[Cynthia Harrod-Eagles]], the character Henri-Marie Fitzjames Stuart, bastard offshoot of the fictional Morland family, allies himself with Danton in an attempt to protect his family as the storm clouds of revolution gather over France. | + | |
| - | *Danton appears briefly in [[Rafael Sabatini]]'s adventure novel ''Scaramouche: A tale of romance in the French Revolution''. | + | |
| - | *Danton appears in a series of comics entitled "The Last Days of Georges Danton" in ''Step Aside, Pops: A [[Hark! A Vagrant]] Collection'' by [[Kate Beaton]]. | + | |
| - | *Danton is one of six point-of-view characters in [[Marge Piercy]]'s novel ''City of Darkness, City of Light'' (1996). | + | |
| - | *Danton, along with [[Jean-Paul Marat|Marat]] and Robespierre, is a secondary character in the 1927 epic ''[[Napoléon (1927 film)|Napoléon]]''. His portrayal in the film is somewhat cartoonish, as he is depicted as a decadent fop, albeit dedicated to republicanism and revolution, and it is he that allows [[Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle|Rouget de Lisle]] to premiere "[[La Marseillaise]]" at the [[Cordeliers|Club des Cordeliers]]. (In reality, no such performance by Rouget de Lisle is known to have taken place.) | + | |
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The Morland Dynasty is a series of historical novels by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, in the genre of a family saga. They recount the lives of the Morland family of York, England and their national and international relatives and associates.
There are currently 35 books in the series. The first book begins in 1434 and features the Wars of the Roses; the most recent book begins in the 1931 and deals with the Great Depression.
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