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The Age of Louis XIV. Volume 1

The Age of Louis XIV. Volume 1

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Product Code:
191-01
ISBN
978-619-152-658-1
SKU
03.0173
Year
13-07-2015
Translation
from French: Venelin Proykov
Pages
376
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.65 kg
Collection
Колекция "Тезаурус"
Cover Type
Hardcover
Genre
Modern Philosophy, Historical Figures, Modern History

François Voltaire

François Voltaire

François-Marie Arouet (1694 – 1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state. Voltaire was a versatile and prolific writer, producing works in almost every literary form, includin…

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The Age of Louis XIV is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire, first published in 1751. Through it, the French 17th century became identified with Louis XIV of France, who reigned from 1643 to 1715.

A letter in May 1732 is the first recorded mention of Voltaire's intent to write a history of the reign of Louis XIV. He stopped and resumed the project multiple times, expressing the fear that he might not live long enough to complete it. For preparation, he read two hundred volumes of material, plus many unpublished memoirs, as well as historical documents he found in the archives of the Louvre.

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