The War Of The Poor by Eric Vuillard
An incendiary historical narrative that follows radical preacher Thomas Müntzer and the sixteenth-century German Peasants’ War, tracing how vernacular scripture and the promise of spiritual equality ignited mass revolt against princes and clergy. It sketches earlier reformist currents and uprisings to reveal a long lineage of dissent among the poor, then zeroes in on the fevered months leading to the Battle of Frankenhausen. With taut, vivid vignettes, it depicts the brutal suppression of the insurgents while reflecting on the enduring mechanics of inequality and the ways revolutionary language is co-opted or silenced.
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- Published
- 2019
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 64-96
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
- - La guerre des pauvres
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