In the King's Wake
Subtitle: Post-Absolutist Culture in France
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: February 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 213
ISBN-13: 9780226093116
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; France - History; Intellectual History; Literary Criticism; Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books; History: World; Europe; Europe - France; French; History / France; European - General; 1638-1715; Despotism; France; Influence; Intellectuals; King of France,; Louis; Political and social views; Symbolism; XIV,
First sentence: LOUIS DE ROUVROY, duc de Saint-Simon, has achieved posthumous recognition as one of the greatest writers in the French language.