person
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just
Saint-Just
also: Saint-Just
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767–1794), ideologue of the Terror who accused and condemned Danton. In scene 9 he delivers the formal accusation against Adam/Danton, representing the cold logic of revolutionary purity that devours its own founders.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §9 Saint-Just
Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767–1794), ideologue of the Terror who accused and condemned Danton. In scene 9 he delivers the formal accusation against Adam/Danton, representing the cold logic of revolutionary purity that devours its own founders.