Aulard's eight-volume study of the French Revolution (originally published 18931921) was a pioneering work of historicist research.This pioneering eight-volume study of the French Revolution (published 18931921) was the first to apply nineteenth-century historicist methods to this subject. Aulard's work included thorough evaluation of his sources and critical commentary on earlier accounts. Volume 4 focuses on Georges Jacques Danton, a leading figure in the early Revolution.This pioneering eight-volume study of the French Revolution (published 18931921) was the first to apply nineteenth-century historicist methods to this subject. Aulard's work included thorough evaluation of his sources and critical commentary on earlier accounts. Volume 4 focuses on Georges Jacques Danton, a leading figure in the early Revolution.Alphonse Aulard (18491928) was the first French historian to use nineteenth-century historicist methods in the study of the French Revolution. Pioneered by German historians such as Leopold van Ranke, this approach emphasised empiricism, objectivity and the scientific pursuit of facts, rather than philosophical or literary concerns. Aulard's commitment to archival investigation is evidenced by the many edited collections of primary sources that appear in his extensive publication record. In these eight volumes of papers analysing the French Revolution (published 18931921), Aulard sought to apply the principles of historicism to reveal the truth. The work draws on earlier journal articles and lectures which Aulard delivered as Professor of the History of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne, a post he had held since 1885. Volume 4 (1904) covers education under the Terror, the rise of socialism, and the life of Georges Jacques Danton, a leading figure in the Revolution.1. L'?ducation scolaire des hommes de la R?volution; 2. Les origines historiques du socialisme fran?ais; 3. L'enfance et la jeunesse de Danton; 4. Danton au district des Cordeliers et ?l_