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Author : Herbert De Ley
Publisher : Urbana : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Saint-Simon Memorialist written by Herbert De Ley and published by Urbana : University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226473208
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)
Download or read book Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV written by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-07 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675-1755) was a self-obsessed courtier and chronicler of court life under Louis XIV. Drawing heavily on his memoirs, historian Ladurie offers a wonderful portrait of life with Louis, focusing on issues of hierarchy and rank in this tightly controlled universe. Illustrations.
Author : Bruno Tribout
Publisher : Peter Lang
ISBN 13 : 9783039107407
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Narrating the Self in Early Modern Europe- L'écriture de Soi Dans L'Europe Moderne written by Bruno Tribout and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of the 16 essays collected in this volume use a variety of approaches to study a broad range of what are now called 'ego-documents' from the Renaissance to the beginning of the 19th century.
Author : Gary B. McCollim
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 1580464149
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege written by Gary B. McCollim and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The government of Louis XIV developed two taxes during the last thirty years of the king's reign that forced the privileged to pay. This book is a study of how those taxes developed and what caused them to be adopted. Louis XIV's Assault on Privilege examines Nicolas Desmaretz, one of the most important finance ministers of the Bourbon monarchy. McCollim brings to life the man who was arguably the central figure in the final transformative years of Louis XIV's reign. Controller General Desmaretz was the nephew of famed finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert and had extensive experience in the administration prior to 1683 when he suffered disgrace. His expertisewas so renowned in his day that other chief financial officials sought his advice in secret. Desmaretz has been called the ablest man ever to head French finances, and the war financing problems he faced from 1708-14 the greatestchallenge faced by the Bourbon monarchy until the French Revolution. Desmaretz became one of the chief financial officials early in the War of the Spanish Succession and took full charge of French finances from 1708-15.In that time, he introduced one of the two most radical financial measures ever taken by the Bourbon monarchy: the dixième, a tax on income. This tax revolutionized the relationship of French elites to the Crown because iteliminated the issue of status that affected all other forms of taxation: the dixième fell on all income, no matter the recipient. The tax lasted until 1717, appeared again during the Wars of the Polish (1733-35) and Austrian (1743-48) Successions, and became permanent, in a reduced form, as the vingtième, in 1749. The story of the dixième has been oddly ignored by fiscal historians. In his rich analysis, McCollim lays outfor historians precisely how the royal financial council actually made policy. His book establishes once and for all that from the perspective of state finance, and state taxation, the post-1710 French monarchy had left far behindthe institutional framework of the seventeenth century. Gary B. McCollim received his doctoral degree in history from The Ohio State University and is a retired federal employee.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Carolyn Chappell Lougee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190241314
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Facing the Revocation written by Carolyn Chappell Lougee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facing the Revocation tells the story of one French Protestant (Huguenot) family, the Champagnés, as they faced the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, which criminalized their religion in 1685. In this sweeping family saga, Carolyn Chappell Lougee narrates how the Champagné family's persecution and Protestant devotion unsettled their economic advantages and social standing. The family provides a window onto the choices that individuals and their kin had to make in these trying circumstances, the agency of women within families, and the consequences of their choices. Lougee traces the lives of the family members who escaped; the kin and community members who decided to stay, both complying with and resisting the king's will; and those who resettled in Britain and Prussia, where they adapted culturally and became influential members of society. It challenges the way Huguenot history has been told for 300 years and thereby offers new insights into the reign of Louis XIV.
Author : John C. Rule
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773592156
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)
Download or read book A World of Paper written by John C. Rule and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians and social scientists have long identified bureaucracy as the modern state's foundation and the reign of France's Louis XIV as a model for its development. A World of Paper offers a fresh interpretation of bureaucracy through a close examination of the department of the Sun King's last foreign secretary, Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy. Torcy, who served as foreign secretary from 1696-1715, is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant foreign ministers of the ancien regime. Building on the work of his predecessors, he fashioned a skilled team of collaborators as he managed the complex issues of war and peace during the turbulent final decades of Louis XIV's reign. John Rule and Ben Trotter examine Torcy's department to depict administrative structures as they emerged through the circulating stream of paper that connected his office with provincial administrators and diplomats abroad. They explore the collection and centralization of information during Torcy's tenure through the creation of a modern state archive, discreet intelligence gathering, and the surveillance and management of the French mails. They also study the postal carriers, couriers, household officers of the royal court, genealogists hired for research, and an informal "brain trust" of experts, and advisors who carried vital information in and out of the department every day. A remarkable reconstruction of the department of Jean-Baptiste Colbert de Torcy, A World of Paper demystifies bureaucracy and explores the ways in which the modern information state developed from his labours.
Author : J. W. von Goethe
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191500453
Total Pages : 669 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book Part Two written by J. W. von Goethe and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 1994-04-21 with total page 669 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loosely connected with Part One and the German legend of Faust, Part Two is a dramatic epic rather than a strictly constructed drama. It is conceived as an act of homage to classical Greek culture and inspired above all by the world of story-telling and myth at the heart of the Greek tradition, as well as owing some of its material to the Arabian Nights tales. The restless and ruthless hero, advised by his cynical demon-companion Mephistopheles, visits classical Greece i search of the beautiful Helen of Troy. Returning to modern times, he seeks to crown his career by gaining control of the elements, and at his death is carried up into the unkown regions, still in pursuit of the `Eternal Feminine'. David Luke's translation of Part One won the European Poetry Translation Prize. Here he again imitates the varied verse-forms of the original, and provides a highly readable - and actable - translation, supported by an introduction, full notes, and an index of classical mythology. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author : H. Gaston Hall
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815622758
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (227 download)
Download or read book A Critical Bibliography of French Literature written by H. Gaston Hall and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 1983-02-01 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard A. Brooks, general editor, v.
Author : Julia Kristeva
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231102513
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Time and Sense written by Julia Kristeva and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only a meditation on Proust, this is a commentary on how the experience of literature is manifested in time and sensation. Kristeva uses Proust as a starting point to reflect upon broader notions of character, time, sensation, metaphor, and history.
Author : Tobias Smollett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature written by Tobias Smollett and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Graham Robb
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393318999
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (189 download)
Download or read book Victor Hugo written by Graham Robb and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1999 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Graham Robb tells the complicated story of this colossal life with authority and sympathy. . . . Unquestionably, a magnificent biography".--"Washington Square Press". of photos.
Author : Vincent Joseph Pitts
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801864667
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (646 download)
Download or read book La Grande Mademoiselle at the Court of France written by Vincent Joseph Pitts and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Viewed through her writings, the events of Mademoiselle's life offer a unique perspective on several aspects of seventeenth-century France: the evolution of the Bourbon monarchy over the course of the century, the dynamics of aristocratic resistance to the centralizing power of the state, and the debate over the role of women in public and private life.
Author : George Haggerty
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135585067
Total Pages : 1035 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gay Histories and Cultures written by George Haggerty and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 1035 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2000. A rich heritage that needs to be documented Beginning in 1869, when the study of homosexuality can be said to have begun with the establishment of sexology, this encyclopedia offers accounts of the most important international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavors. It covers a long history and a dynamic and ever changing present, while opening up the academic profession to new scholarship and new ways of thinking. A groundbreaking new approach While gays and lesbians have shared many aspects of life, their histories and cultures developed in profoundly different ways. To reflect this crucial fact, the encyclopedia has been prepared in two separate volumes assuring that both histories receive full, unbiased attention and that a broad range of human experience is covered. Written for and by a wide range of people Intended as a reference for students and scholars in all fields, as well as for the general public, the encyclopedia is written in user-friendly language. At the same time it maintains a high level of scholarship that incorporates both passion and objectivity. It is written by some of the most famous names in the field, as well as new scholars, whose research continues to advance gender studies into the future.
Author : Michelin
Publisher : Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
ISBN 13 : 2067208497
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (672 download)
Download or read book Michelin Green Guide Normandy written by Michelin and published by Michelin Travel & Lifestyle. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook of the updated Green Guide Normandy presents top attractions, regional introductions, most interesting towns, shopping hot spots and suggested places to eat and stay for a variety of budgets, allowing travelers to plan their trip carefully or be spontaneous. Choose one of the many driving tours through rural settings, explore the historic WWII Normandy landing beaches, climb the winding streets of Mont St. Michel, or sip Calvados among the apple orchards. Michelin's celebrated star-rating system and respected maps make sure you see the best that Normandy has to offer. In this eBook you’ll find: • Full-color photos, and plenty of details travelers look for. • Section on World War II D-Day landings June 6, 1944, on Normandy’s beaches, spotlighting significant sites playing a role during the Invasion. • Attractions reviewed and rated, using Michelin's celebrated star-rating system, from the 3-star picturesque and historic town of Caen to the 2-star pretty port town of Honfleur. • Walk-throughs of major museums, galleries, churches and attractions, Illustrations and floor plans are often included. • Sidebars throughout the guide on various topics ranging from the extraordinarily detailed Bayeux Tapestry relating William the Conqueror's conquest of England to the D-Day landings on the various Normandy beaches. • Michelin walking and driving tours with clear directions, to keep you on track. Discover the center of Rouen on foot or drive through the heart of traditional rural Normandy with its pastures, thatched cottages, manor houses and apple orchards. • Comprehensive illustrated sections on 21st century Normandy, nature, art, architecture, history and culture, all written by experts in their fields. • Detailed visitor information for attractions, including opening hours, tour times, parking fees, phone and website. • Michelin area and city maps. • Suggestions for great places to eat and stay. Download onto any kind of eReader (tablet or smartphone), and you’re set to go. Use the guide to orient yourself at any time with a treasure trove of 80 detailed maps, even if you’re offline with no Wi-Fi or 3G connection. With the interactive navigation, it’s easy to move within the guide. Click from the index to a point of interest or from a sight description to its location on the map. With one touch, you can even phone an establishment directly from the page or click through to a website for more information. No matter what eReader you use, the Green GuideNormandy eBook gives you the background information for an enriching, rewarding travel adventure.
Author : Gary Ferguson
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780754663775
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (637 download)
Download or read book Queer (re)readings in the French Renaissance written by Gary Ferguson and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading works of Renaissance literature against their ancient classical sources, this book examines representations of homosexuality in sixteenth-century France and stresses the historical coexistence of different models of homosexuality. The texts and topics covered include the Decameron and its translation and reception in France, the poetry of Ronsard, Montaigne's Essais, works in praise of and satirising Henri III, Brantôme's Dames galantes, and the figures of the androgyne and the hermaphrodite.
Author : Marie-Hélène Tesnière
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300062834
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Creating French Culture written by Marie-Hélène Tesnière and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From monastic cloisters in the time of Charlemagne to the book-lined studies of twentieth-century authors, this splendid book presents an overview of the literary and artistic world in France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France, today rich in collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps, and prints, had its beginnings when Charles V established his library in the falcon tower of the Louvre. During the Middle Ages, culture was the handmaiden of Church and government; during the absolute monarchy, it became an instrument of propaganda; in the eighteenth century, it developed an independent voice. This book explores the changing relationship between power and culture in France as seen in the history of its national library.
