Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) has long held a “seductive” appeal for artists, says Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian. He ranks third behind Jesus and Hitler in the number of books written about him, says Simon, he was a “world-weary gang boss”; in King Vidor’s , a “dwindling absurdity”.
The “monster-liberator” of Corsica
Dec 15, 2023
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