Saint-Simon and the Court of Louis XIV

by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

Book Overview

The Duke of Saint-Simon (1675--1755) was by all accounts, including his own, a sensitive, self-obsessed, ill-tempered man. A courtier and phenomenal chronicler of court life under Louis XIV, he produced the monumental work Memoirs, running to thousands of pages, in which the intrigues, personalities, activities, and gossip of life at Versailles are recorded in acerbic detail. Drawing heavily on these Memoirs, renowned historian Emmanuel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226473201
• ISBN13: 9780226473208
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"