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Louis XIV
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Louis XIV
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Vincent Cronin
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:398 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 135 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781846555589
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| Classifications | Dewey:944.033092 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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| Imprint |
The Harvill Press
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| Publication Date |
19 April 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
First published 25 years ago, this biography of the Sun King uses contemporary sources to examine what sort of monarch Louis XIV really was. The author's researches reveal a portrait of the man and an account of the principal events of his long reign (1642-1715). The book provides an overview of the entire civilization inspired by and reflecting the glory of the Sun King. Thus, while Louis occupies the foreground, artists like Racine, Moliere, Lully and Mansart, the architect of Versailles, share the middleground with politicians such as Cardinal Mazarin and Nicolas Fouquet and courtiers such as the king's mistress, Louise de La Valliere.
Author Biography
Vincent Cronin has also written "Louis and Antoinette" and "Catherine, Empress of All the Russias".
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