Sartor Resartus · Character
Napoleon
French emperor, used as a symbol of world-historical force.
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First appearance: i incident in modern history
Napoleon shows up with force in Miscellaneous-Historical. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of how even the greatest figures become obsolete within a few years.
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In Miscellaneous-Historical: Cited as an example of how even the greatest figures become obsolete within a few years. Later, in Sorrows of Teufelsdröckh: Cited as representing his sorrows through grand military…
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- Other
Character groups
- Teufelsdröckh's Personal Circle
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Miscellaneous-Historical
- Sorrows of Teufelsdröckh
- Centre of Indifference
- The Phoenix
- VII: Organic Filaments
- Natural Supernaturalism
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