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Provides A History Of 17th-century Paris. Emphasis Is Given To Architecture, Interiors, Streets, Quarters, Social And Living Conditions. It Illuminates The Importance Of Every Major Social Group, From The Nobility To The Beggars, And Describes Their Effects On Society And On Each Other. Pt. 1. The Medieval Burden. A Traveler's View In 1600 ; An Explosive Political Climate ; The Necessity Of A Capital -- Pt. 2. Foundations Of Modernity. Early Bourbon Absolutism ; The Birth Of Modern Paris ; The Neighborhood Builders ; The First Women Writers -- Pt. 3. Medieval Revival. A Generation Of Saints ; The Last Heroes ; The Corporate Parisians -- Pt. 4. Urban Absolutism: The Flight From Modernity. The Frondeurs ; A Generation Of Tartuffes ; The New Rome. [by] Orest Ranum. Bibliography: P. 301-304.

Author

[by] Orest Ranum

Publisher

J. Wiley and Sons

Published

1968

Language

EN

ISBN

9780471708186

Subjects

Travel, History, Folklore

Updated

2026-03-24