The Sun KingNew York Review of Books, 8 мая 2012 г. - Всего страниц: 272 A “devastatingly witty” biography of Louis XIV and the Court of Versailles—at once a historical record of late 17th- and early 18th-century France and a gossip-filled narrative of lovers and rivals, artists and warriors (The New York Times) The Sun King is a dazzling double portrait of Louis XIV and Versailles, the opulent court from which he ruled. With characteristic élan, Nancy Mitford reconstructs the daily life of king and courtiers during France’s golden age, offering vivid sketches of the architects, artists, and gardeners responsible for the creation of the most magnificent palace Europe had yet seen. Mitford lays bare the complex and deadly intrigues in the stateroom and the no less high-stakes power struggles in the bedroom. At the center of it all is Louis XIV himself, the demanding, mercurial, but remarkably resilient sovereign who guided France through nearly three quarters of the Grand Siècle. Brimming with sumptuous detail and delicious bons mots, and written in a witty, conversational style, The Sun King restores a distant glittering century to vibrant life. |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 7 |
THE HOUSE | 9 |
THE BUILDERS | 18 |
THE MORTEMARTS | 26 |
THE ENVELOPE 7 2 2 83 | 32 |
THE GOVERNESS | 42 |
POISON | 53 |
A CITY OF THE RICH | 63 |
THE FACULTY | 100 |
SAINTCYR THE SCHOOL | 106 |
SAINTCYR THE CONVENT | 114 |
LORD PORTLANDS EMBASSY | 122 |
THE TURN OF THE CENTURY | 132 |
MOURNING | 140 |
MARTIAL NOISES OFF | 145 |
THREE IN ELEVEN MONTHS | 157 |
THE GRAND DAUPHIN | 70 |
THE QUEENS STAIRCASE | 75 |
IO THE YOUNG GENERATION | 83 |
THE NEW RÉGIME | 92 |
THE END | 166 |
SOURCES | 170 |
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