Voltaire 1694-1778 creator Beuchot, A. J. Q. (Adrien Jean Quentin) 1777-1851 text utu 2022 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Le Siècle de Louis XIV" by Voltaire is a philosophical work published in 1751. Rather than chronicling the actions of King Louis XIV alone, Voltaire aims to capture the spirit of what he considered the most enlightened century. Structured as a comprehensive catalog, the work lists writers, artists, marshals, ministers, and sovereigns of the era. Through battle accounts, diplomatic maneuvers, and cultural achievements, Voltaire illustrates both the king's encouragement of arts and sciences and the period's apex of human intellect, avoiding mere hagiography to become a genuine historian of seventeenth-century France. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Age_of_Louis_XIV Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Si%C3%A8cle_de_Louis_XIV Release date is 2022-06-20 Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) Originally published: France: Chez Lefèvre, 1830 French literature -- 18th century PQ France: Chez Lefèvre, 1830 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68355 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68355 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134558.0 68355