An edition of The Story of Civilization VIII: The Age of Louis XIV (1963)

The age of Louis XIV

a history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715

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An edition of The Story of Civilization VIII: The Age of Louis XIV (1963)

The age of Louis XIV

a history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715

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Simon and Schuster
Language
English
Pages
802

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Subjects

History, Civilization

People

Louis XIV King of France (1638-1715)

Places

Europe, France

Times

Louis XIV, 1643-1715, 1648-1789

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Cover of: The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization VIII)
The Age of Louis XIV (The Story of Civilization VIII)
December 25, 1980, Simon & Schuster
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The age of Louis XIV
The age of Louis XIV: a history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Moliere, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715
1963, Simon and Schuster
in English
Cover of: The age of Louis XIV
The age of Louis XIV: a history of European civilization in the period of Pascal, Molière, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715
1963, Simon and Schuster
Cover of: The age of Louis XIV
The age of Louis XIV: a history of European civilization in the period of Pacal, Molière, Cromwell, Milton, Peter the Great, Newton, and Spinoza: 1648-1715
1963, Simon and Schuster
in English

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Table of Contents

Book I. The French zenith: 1643-1715. The sun rises: 1643-84 ; The crucible of faith: 1643-1715 ; The King and the arts: 1643-1715 ; Moliere: 1622-73 ; The classic zenith in French literature: 1643-1715 ; Tragedy in the Netherlands: 1649-1715
Book II. England: 1649-1714. Cromwell: 1649-60 ; Milton: 1608-74 ; The Restoration: 1660-85 ; The glorious revolution: 1685-1714 ; From Dryden to Swift: 1660-1714
Book III: The periphery: 1648-1715. The struggle for the Baltic: 1648-1721 ; Peter the Great: 1698-1725 ; The changing empire: 1648-1715 ; The fallow South: 1648-1715 ; The Jewish enclaves: 1564-1715
Book IV. The intellectual adventure: 1648-1715. From superstition to scholarship: 1648-1715 ; The scientific quest: 1648-1715 ; Isaac Newton: 1642-1727 ; English philosophy: 1648-1715 ; Faith and reason in France: 1648-1715 ; Spinoza: 1632-77 ; Leibniz: 1646-1716
Book V. France against Europe: 1683-1715. The sun sets.

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Includes index.

Maps on lining papers.

Bibliography : p. 723-732.

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The story of civilization -- v. 8

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xviii, 802 p., [40] p. of plates
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802

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