The Age of Napoleon
A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815: The Story of Civilization, Book 11
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The Age of Napoleon
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Narrated by:
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Stefan Rudnicki
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Written by:
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Will Durant
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Ariel Durant
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An engrossing volume on European civilization by Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Will and Ariel Durant.
The Age of Napoleon, the 11th and final volume of the Story of Civilization, surveys the amazing chain of events that wrenched Europe out of the Enlightenment and into the age of democracy. In this masterful work, listeners will encounter the French Revolution from the storming of the Bastille to the guillotining of the king; the revolution's leaders - Danton, Desmoulins, Robespierre, and Saint-Just - all cut down by the reign of terror they inaugurated; Napoleon's meteoric rise from provincial Corsican military student to emperor and commander of the largest army in history; Napoleon's fall - his army's destruction in the snows of Russia, his exile to Elba, his escape and reconquest of the throne, and his ultimate defeat at Waterloo by the combined forces of Europe; and the birth of Romanticism and the dawning of a new age of active democracy and a rising middle class, laying the foundation for a new era.
©1975 Will and Ariel Durant (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.The Durants never explored military history in depth, hence you won't find yourself understanding the battles. Nonetheless, the book manages to bathe the Son of the Revolution in glory as well as draw criticisms against him. It explores European nations in brief, glancing at Hegel and the German philosophers, Byron, Shelly and the English poets, Beethoven, and the European society.
A fitting end to a marathon series of books. I feel incredible admiration for Will and Ariel Durant for undertaking this expansive work. This series opened up a beautiful world of European history to me, leaving me wanting for more. It explores history in various perspectives: political, economic, artistic, cultural, moral and philosophical, literary, giving biographical sketches of important characters of history. Very few works out there with such an engaging structure and witty words.
Will and Ariel Durant, you are legends. I hope they get their due recognition.
A Beautiful Culmination of 11 Volumes of European History
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