The Life of Handel [Paperback]

A biography of Handel of 1857, ahead of its time because of the author's extensive research into primary sources.Schoelcher, a French anti-slavery campaigner, went into political exile after the coup detat of Louis Napoleon. His Life of Handel, was published in 1857 to great acclaim. It was ahead of its time in the amount of research into primary sources which the author had undertaken.Schoelcher, a French anti-slavery campaigner, went into political exile after the coup detat of Louis Napoleon. His Life of Handel, was published in 1857 to great acclaim. It was ahead of its time in the amount of research into primary sources which the author had undertaken.Victor Schoelcher (180493) was a French writer chiefly remembered for his part in the fight for the abolition of slavery. In America on business in 182930, he was so appalled by the conditions he found that he became an abolitionist campaigner, concentrating his writings on conditions in the French Caribbean islands. He became President of the French commission for abolition and achieved his goal when in 1848 the French government abolished slavery in all its colonies. Schoelcher went into political exile for nearly twenty years after the coup d'etat of Louis Napoleon, and during this time he pursued his other great interest, music. His Life of Handel, translated into English by James Lowe, was published in 1857. It was regarded as one of the finest biographies ever written, and it was ahead of its time in the amount of research into primary sources which the author had undertaken.Preface; 1. 16851708; 2. 17081720; 3. 17201729; 4. 17291732; 5. 1733; 6. 17331737; 7. 17371741; 8. 17411742; 9. 17421752; 10. 17521759; 11. Handel's will; 12. The personal appearance of Handel; Appendix; Index.