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Author : Warren Hamilton Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Splendid Century written by Warren Hamilton Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wh Lewis
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780343249182
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Splendid Century Life in the France of Louis XIV written by Wh Lewis and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : W. H. Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781980807391
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Splendid Century written by W. H. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2018-04-11 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Witty, judicious and extremely well written, The Splendid Century is social history at its best." The New York Times What was life like in France during the reign of its most glorious monarch, Louis XIV? Known as the Sun King, he reigned for seventy-two years, in an age of growing decadence and absolutism in Europe. His court was one of the most lavish places the world has ever scene as nobles and courtiers vied for patronage in the spectacular corridors and beautiful rooms of the Palace of Versailles. W. H. Lewis' brilliant account of this era The Splendid Century: Life in the France of Louis XIV does an exquisite job of bringing late seventeenth and early eighteenth century France to life. The first chapter uncovers what Louis, this remarkable monarch that innumerable myths have developed around, was actually like. This is followed by a stunning evocation of what life was like at the court, as brilliant political, military and cultural figures like Colbert, Mazarin, Louvois, the Grand Condé and Turenne, wandered through the corridors of power at Versailles. Perhaps the most interesting section of the book, however, is Lewis' account was life was life in France away from the court during this period. He explores the lives of the common people who struggled survive while those in Versailles gorged themselves, the emerging religious conflicts that developed across the nation, the marching army that followed Louis' increasingly aggressive and expansionist orders, as well as the merchants and traders who tried to continue as normal through these turbulent years. "This book is the kind of modern scholarship in history which makes reading a delight. A fascinating book, excellently documented and as readable as it is authentic." Book-of-the-Month Club News "Not only a highly pleasurable, lucid read, but also an incredibly informative and satisfying introduction. Lewis deftly moved from court to country, king to commoner, illuminating the best and the worst of Louis XIV's France. Along the way, he gives a tantalizing glimpse into the underlying tensions within French society that would later serve as the impetus for the French Revolution." Cardis Murray, College of St. Rose "A rather scholarly work on a specific period -- Louis XIV -- which offers a wealth of interesting data." Kirkus Reviews "The curtain of the past covers over the glories and heartaches, the achievements and disappointments, the casual social moments and weighty political events of other days. Only the unusual author can take us behind that curtain and make the past live again with all its vivid intensity. W. H. Lewis, not a professional historian but a retired army officer, has achieved this goal for the glorious age of Louis XIV." Lester S. King, MD, JAMA
Author : Tamera Lenz Muente
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780915577361
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Splendid Century written by Tamera Lenz Muente and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : W. H. Lewis
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1787200566
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Splendid Century written by W. H. Lewis and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Splendid Century,” penned by the brother of famous author C. S. Lewis (“Alice in Wonderland”), is a depiction of various aspects of life in France during the reign of Louis XIV, gleaned through the author’s thorough research of records, correspondence, and journals of the time. Using anecdotal evidence, the book probes in detail various facets of life in France during this time, including the lives of nobles (particularly those at court) as well as commoners, religious institutions and conflicts, the organization of the French army and its restructuring, rural life and city life, what life was like on galley ships and passenger sailing ships, how doctors were trained, and the state of women’s education. The author also discusses the background behind Louis XIV’s policies, illustrating their impact on French civilization, both during this time and for generations to come. A must-read for anyone interested in French history.
Author : Riva Castleman
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 9780810961814
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Century of Artists Books written by Riva Castleman and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to accompany the 1994 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book constitutes the most extensive survey of modern illustrated books to be offered in many years. Work by artists from Pierre Bonnard to Barbara Kruger and writers from Guillaume Apollinarie to Susan Sontag. An importnt reference for collectors and connoisseurs. Includes notable works by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso.
Author : John Rollin Ridge
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513288431
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Life and Adventures of Joaquín Murieta written by John Rollin Ridge and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-06-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta (1854) is a novel by John Rollin Ridge. Published under his birth name Yellow Bird, from Cheesquatalawny in Cherokee, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta was the first novel from a Native American author. Despite its popular success worldwide—the novel was translated into French and Spanish—Ridge’s work was a financial failure due to bootleg copies and widespread plagiarism. Recognized today as a groundbreaking work of nineteenth century fiction, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta is a powerful novel that investigates American racism, illustrates the struggle for financial independence among marginalized communities, and dramatizes the lives of outlaws seeking fame, fortune, and vigilante justice. Born in Mexico, Joaquin Murieta came to California in search of gold. Despite his belief in the American Dream, he soon faces violence and racism from white settlers who see his success as a miner as a personal affront. When his wife is raped by a mob of white men and after Joaquin is beaten by a group of horse thieves, he loses all hope of living alongside Americans and turns to a life of vigilantism. Joined by a posse of similarly enraged Mexican-American men, Joaquin becomes a fearsome bandit with a reputation for brutality and stealth. Based on the life of Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo, also known as The Robin Hood of the West, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta would serve as inspiration for Johnston McCulley’s beloved pulp novel hero Zorro. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of John Rollin Ridge’s The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta is a classic work of Native American literature reimagined for modern readers.
Author : Christopher Simpson
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504043499
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Splendid Blond Beast written by Christopher Simpson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a National Jewish Book Award–winning author: The “revelatory and shocking” investigation into the CIA’s liberation of Nazi war criminals (Kirkus Reviews). How did Gen, Karl Wolff, one of the highest-ranking members of the Nazi Party’s Waffen-SS, who personally oversaw the deportation of three hundred thousand Jews to the Treblinka extermination camps, escape prosecution at the Nuremberg trials? As revealed in this groundbreaking investigation—culled from recently uncovered archival documents—the answer lies within the US government, which buried reports on the Final Solution and was complicit in the recruitment of Nazi war criminals, all to protect the world economy. Among the key players was CIA director Allen Dulles, who was not only instrumental in Wolff’s exoneration but also responsible for installing former slave-labor specialists into positions of power in postwar Germany. In this damning exposé of American government malfeasance, author Christopher Simpson traces the roots of mass murder as an instrument of financial gain and state power, from the Armenian genocide during World War I to Hitler’s Holocaust through the practice of genocide today. Detailing how the existing structures of international law and commerce have encouraged mass killings, corporate looting, and profiteering at the expense of innocent victims, The Splendid Blond Beast is a disturbing and profound book about the success of evil in our time. The award-winning author of Blowback and Science of Coercion, Simpson also served as research director for Marcel Ophüls’s Oscar-winning documentary, Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie.
Author : Takashi Fujitani
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520920988
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book Splendid Monarchy written by Takashi Fujitani and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using ceremonials such as imperial weddings and funerals as models, T. Fujitani illustrates what visual symbols and rituals reveal about monarchy, nationalism, city planning, discipline, gender, memory, and modernity. Focusing on the Meiji Period (1868-1912), Fujitani brings recent methods of cultural history to a study of modern Japanese nationalism for the first time.
Author : Georgia Cowart
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226116387
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Triumph of Pleasure written by Georgia Cowart and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a particular focus on the court ballet, comedy-ballet, opera, and opera-ballet, Georgia J. Cowart tells the long-neglected story of how the festive arts deployed an intricate network of subversive satire to undermine the rhetoric of sovereign authority.
