Louis XIV and the age of the Enlightenment

<br/> List of illustrations <br/> Introduction <br/> I. Public opinion in eighteenth-century France <br/> II. The portrait of the king before 1715 <br/> III. The death of Louis XIV <br/> IV. Towards a new mythology <br/> V. The ideal king <br/> VI. The...

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Main Author: Johnson, N
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Voltaire Foundation 2017
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Summary:<br/> List of illustrations <br/> Introduction <br/> I. Public opinion in eighteenth-century France <br/> II. The portrait of the king before 1715 <br/> III. The death of Louis XIV <br/> IV. Towards a new mythology <br/> V. The ideal king <br/> VI. The character of Louis XIV <br/> VII. Arts and letters under Louis XIV <br/> VIII. The foreign policy of Louis XIV <br/> IX. The religious policy of Louis XIV <br/> X. The economic policy of Louis XIV and public opinion <br/> XI. The absolutism of Louis XIV and public opinion <br/> XII. Voltaire and the age of Louis XIV <br/> XIII. The myth of Louis XIV on the eve of the Revolution <br/> Index