King of the World: The Life of Louis XIV
Autor Philip Manselen Limba Engleză Hardback – sep 2020
Philip Mansel’s King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography in English of this hypnotic, flawed figure who continues to captivate our attention. This lively work takes Louis outside Versailles and shows the true extent of his global ambitions, with stops in London, Madrid, Constantinople, Bangkok, and beyond. We witness the importance of his alliance with the Spanish crown and his success in securing Spain for his descendants, his enmity with England, and his relations with the rest of Europe, as well as Asia, Africa, and the Americas. We also see the king’s effect on the two great global diasporas of Huguenots and Jacobites, and their influence on him as he failed in his brutal attempts to stop Protestants from leaving France. Along the way, we are enveloped in the splendor of Louis’s court and the fascinating cast of characters who prostrated and plotted within it.
King of the World is exceptionally researched, drawing on international archives and incorporating sources who knew the king intimately, including the newly released correspondence of Louis’s second wife, Madame de Maintenon. Mansel’s narrative flair is a perfect match for this grand figure, and he brings the Sun King’s world to vivid life.
This is a global biography of a global king, whose power was extensive but also limited by laws and circumstances, and whose interests and ambitions stretched far beyond his homeland. Through it all, we watch Louis XIV progressively turn from a dazzling, attractive young king to a belligerent reactionary who sets France on the path to 1789. It is a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomizes the idea of le grand monarque.
Toate formatele și edițiile | Preț | Express |
---|---|---|
Paperback (1) | 92.62 lei 26-32 zile | +36.12 lei 10-14 zile |
Penguin Books – 31 mar 2022 | 92.62 lei 26-32 zile | +36.12 lei 10-14 zile |
Hardback (1) | 283.44 lei 3-5 săpt. | |
University of Chicago Press – sep 2020 | 283.44 lei 3-5 săpt. |
Preț: 283.44 lei
Nou
54.24€ • 56.29$ • 45.34£
Carte disponibilă
Livrare economică 22 februarie-08 martie
Specificații
ISBN-10: 022669089X
Pagini: 608
Ilustrații: 57 color plates, 2 halftones
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 53 mm
Greutate: 1.2 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: University of Chicago Press
Colecția University of Chicago Press
Notă biografică
Cuprins
Maps
Family Trees
Introduction: A Thousand Years of France
1 The Gift of God
2 Our Good City of Paris
3 The Struggle for France
4 M. le Cardinal
5 The Power of Queens
6 Fouquet’s Fall
7 Making France Work
8 The Pursuit of Immortality: The Louvre and Versailles
9 Conquering Flanders
10 Fighting the Netherlands
11 To the Rhine
12 The King Outdoors
13 Inside Versailles
14 Inside Louis XIV
15 The Global King: From the Mississippi to the Mekong
16 The Huguenot Cataclysm
17 England Changes Sides: The Flights of King James
18 France against Europe
19 Spain Changes Sides: The Accession of King Philip
20 The Triumph of Europe
21 Towards the Precipice
22 Nemesis Averted
23 Funeral Games
24 The Shadow of Versailles
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Recenzii
Descriere
Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019
'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the envy of monarchs all over Europe. In his palaces, Louis encouraged dancing, hunting, music and gambling. He loved conversation, especially with women: the power of women in Louis's life and reign is a particular theme of this book. Louis was obsessed by the details of government but the cost of building palaces and waging continuous wars devastated the country's finances and helped set it on the path to revolution. Nevertheless, by his death, he had helped make his grandson king of Spain, where his descendants still reign, and France had taken essentially the shape it has today.
King of the World is the most comprehensive and up-to-date biography of this hypnotic, flawed figure in English. It draws on all the latest research to paint a convincing and compelling portrait of a man who, three hundred years after his death, still epitomises the idea of le grand monarque.