"The Age of Louis XIV" is one of the best volumes in Will and Ariel Durant's "The Story of Civilization" series, in part because it was a most significant age. Although the reign of Louis XIV forms the framework on which the book is constructed, it is about far more than his www.doorway.ru by: 3. "The Age of Louis XIV" is the best book which I have found on the period. Volume VII of Will and Ariel Durant's multi-volume "Story of Civilization", this book documents more detail of the era than any others which I have www.doorway.ru book begins with sections on France and England.5/5(5). The Age of Louis XIV is the biography of a period ( - ) that Spengler considered the apex of modern European civilization. "Some centuries hence," Frederick the Great correctly predicted to Voltaire, "they will translate the good authors of the age of Pericles and Augustus.".
The Age of Louis XIV (Volume 8): This installment is the biography of a period some consider the apex of modern European civilization. "Some centuries hence," Frederick the Great predicted to Voltaire, "they will translate the good authors of the time of Louis XIV as we translate those of the age of Pericles or Augustus.". Will Durant () was awarded the Pulitzer Prize () and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). A champion of human rights issues, such as the brotherhood of man and social reform, long before such issues. Story of Civilization, Vol VIII: Age of Louis XIV: Volume VIII by Will Durant; Ariel Durant and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru
The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization VIII) by Will; Ariel Durant Durant ISBN ISBN Unknown; New York: Simon Schuster, Decem; ISBN The eighth volume of Will Durant's acclaimed ''Story of Civilization'' series, The Age of Louis XIV chronicles the history of European civilization from to In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the tumultuous rule of the Louis XIV, who ruled France for over seventy years; the artists and leaders of England, including Milton, Jonathan Swift, and the Merry Monarch, Charles II; the tragic heroism of Swedens Charles XII and Peter the Greats reign in Russia; the persecution. Buy Age of Louis XIV by Will Durant, Ariel Durant online at Alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 3 editions - starting at $ Shop now.
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