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Author : Warren Hamilton Lewis
language : en
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Release Date : 1971
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Author : W. H. Lewis
language : en
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Release Date : 2018-04-11
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"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
The Splendid Century Life In The France Of Louis Xiv
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Author : Wh Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Classics
Release Date : 2018-10-15
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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.
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Author : Warren Hamilton Lewis
language : en
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Release Date : 1953
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The Sunset Of The Splendid Century
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Author : Warren Hamilton Lewis
language : en
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Release Date : 1963
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Author : Wh Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
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In this memoir, Lewis recounts his experiences living in the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, including his time at Oxford with C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Through vivid descriptions and personal anecdotes, he paints a picture of a bygone era that is both nostalgic and critical. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the social and cultural history of the time. 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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Reading The Splendid Body
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Author : Nandini Bhattacharya
language : en
Publisher: University of Delaware Press
Release Date : 1998
Reading The Splendid Body written by Nandini Bhattacharya and has been published by University of Delaware Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book surveys an underlying discourse on female and oriental consumerism in nearly four centuries of British colonialist narratives on India. It examines some of the significant ways in which the subaltern and female body was constructed by Western ethnographers within early modern British colonialist discourses. The book offers a genealogy of colonialist spectatorship, and examines the ideologies originating within both public and private colonial spheres. Through a comparison of the discourses about and by women one can see the continuation of patriarchal injunctions within Western protofeminist discourses. Economic, ethical, colonial, patriarchal, and protofeminist polemics thus reached to and shaped one another, and this book is a record of the complex ways in which gender discourses and colonialist discourses intersected to create a colonialist spectatorship that constituted non-Western and female subjects as spectacular and needing discipline. The insights on Western protofeminists and their crisis of self-representation as subjects versus objects of discourse also further the examination of women's history in the colonial arena.
The Sunset Of The Splendid Century
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Author : Warren Hamilton Lewis
language : en
Publisher: London, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Release Date : 1955
The Sunset Of The Splendid Century written by Warren Hamilton Lewis and has been published by London, Eyre & Spottiswoode this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with France categories.
Madame De S Vign
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Author : Jeanne A. Ojala
language : en
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Release Date : 1990
Madame De S Vign written by Jeanne A. Ojala and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Authors, French categories.
"Madame de Sevigne made a significant contribution to the understanding of seventeenth-century France through her voluminous correspondence. The most famous epistoliere of the Splendid Century, the Marquise recorded important political events, religious controversies, wars and disasters, medical practices and the social and cultural life of the court of Louis XIV. She was a keen observer and brilliant writer; her literary style has been admired for over three hundred years."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Author : Rosalind Mitchison
language : en
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Release Date : 1980
The Splendid Century written by Rosalind Mitchison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Lothian (Scotland) categories.