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Abbé Sicard's deaf education : empowering the mute, 1785-1820 /

"Sicard was a French revolutionary priest who enjoyed a meteoric rise from Toulouse and Bordeaux to Paris. Despite the fact that he was a non-juror, he escaped the guillotine. In fact, the revolutionaries acknowledged him as one of the great creators of sign language. In the Terror of 1794, the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kennedy, Emmet
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Ascent to Paris
  • 2. Passport through the Terror
  • 3. A Refractory Priest in the Republic of Professors
  • 4. Sicard and Napoleon
  • 5. International Signing During the Restoration
  • Conclusion
  • Appendices : I. Analysis of Abbé Sicard's Library in 1822 (June 26-July 4, 1822)
  • II. Johanna von Schopenhauer Visits Sicard's Institution
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.