| Sunspots and the Sun King: Sovereignty and Mediation in Seventeenth-Century France Contributor(s): McClure, Ellen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252030567 ISBN-13: 9780252030567 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $53.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: In order to assert his divine right, Louis XIV missed no opportunity to identify himself as God's representative on earth. However, in Sunspots and the Sun King Ellen McClure explores the contradictions inherent in attempting to reconcile the logical and mystical aspects of divine right monarchy. McClure analyzes texts devoted to definitions of sovereignty, presents a meticulous reading of Louis XIV's memoirs to the crown prince, and offers a novel analysis of diplomats and ambassadors as the mediators who preserved and transmitted the king's authority. McClure asserts that these discussions, ranging from treatises to theater, expose incommensurable models of authority and representation permeating almost every aspect of seventeenth-century French culture. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Modern - 17th Century |
| Dewey: 320.944 |
| LCCN: 2005034478 |
| Series: Humanities Laboratory |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.46" W x 9.26" (1.43 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the contradictions inherent in attempting to reconcile the logical and mystical aspects of divine right monarchy, this book analyzes definitions of sovereignty, presents Louis XIV's memoirs, and offers analysis of diplomats and ambassadors as the mediators who preserved and transmitted the king's authority. |