Songs for French History – The Marseillaise!

The French national anthem, the Marseillaise, has a fascinating history. A song out of the mass uprising of the revolutionary wars, originally the Marching Song of the Army of the Rhine, it has been an emblem of patriotism and nationalism.

From Jean Renoir’s La Marseillaise (1938)

From Jean Renoir’s Grand Illusion (1937), with some irony…

In the American WWII film, Casablanca (1942), played for inspiration…

And check out this website – yes, Marseillaise.org – for English lyrics, audio files, sheet music, and more!

Welcome

Welcome to the course site for History 223: France in Revolution, War, and Empire! You can find details of the syllabus, the course schedule, and some bibliographies here. We will also use Moodle for announcements, uploading assignments, and tracking grades.