From dawn to decadence

500 years of western cultural life : 1500 to the present

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From dawn to decadence

500 years of western cultural life : 1500 to the present

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"Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has now set down in one continuous narrative the sum of his discoveries and conclusions about the whole of Western culture since 1500.".

"In this account, Barzun describes what Western Man wrought from the Renaissance and Reformation down to the present in the double light of its own time and our pressing concerns. He introduces characters and incidents with his usual literary style and grace, bringing to the fore those that have been forgotten or obscured.

His compelling chapters - such as "Puritans as Democrats," "The Monarchs' Revolution," "The Artist Prophet and Jester" - show the recurrent role of great themes throughout the eras."--BOOK JACKET.

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [803]-828) and indexes.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.2
Library of Congress
CB245 .B365 2000, CB245.B365 2000, CB 245 B365 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 877 p. ;
Number of pages
877

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Open Library
OL33441M
Internet Archive
fromdawntodecade00jacq
ISBN 10
0060175869
LCCN
99016194
OCLC/WorldCat
316245041
Library Thing
2543
Goodreads
76715

First Sentence

"THE MODERN ERA BEGINS, characteristically, with a revolution."

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