A Natural History of Revolution: Violence and Nature in the French Revolutionary Imagination, 1789–1794

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A NAturAl Historyof revolutioN A NAturAl Historyof revolutioN Violence and Nature in the French Revolutionary Imagination, 1789–1794 Mary Ashburn Miller Cornell university Press I T H AC A AN D LO N D O N Copyright © 2011 by Cornell university All rights reserved. except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell university Press, sage House, 512 east state street, ithaca, New y ork 14850. First published 2011 by Cornell university Press Printed in the united states of America library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Mary Ashburn, 1979– A natural history of revolution : violence and nature in the French revolutionary imagination, 1789–1794 / Mary Ashburn Miller. p. cm. includes bibliographical references and index. isBN 978-0-8014-4942-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. France—History—revolution, 1789–1799. 2. violence— Political aspects—France—History—18th century. 3. Natural disasters—Political aspects—France—History—18th century. 4. rhetoric—Political aspects—France—History— 18th century. i. title. DC158.8.M55 2011 944.04'1—dc22 2010052643 Cornell university Press strives to use environmentally responsible suppliers and materials to the fullest extent possible in the publishing of its books. such materials include vegetable-based, low-voC inks and acid-free papers that are recycled, totally chlorine-free, or partly composed of nonwood fibers. For further information, visit our website at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu. Cloth printing 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Scott to nature then Power had reverted: habit, custom, law, Had left an interregnum’s open space For her to stir about in uncontrolled. —Wil l iam Wor dswor t h , The Prelude, X.609–612 (1805) ...