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Title: The Age of Napoleon: A History of European Civilization from 1789 to 1815 (His the Story of Civilization ; Pt. 11) by Will Durant, William James Durant, Ariel Durant ISBN: 0-671-21988-X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 October, 1975 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A great perpective
Comment: Yes, this book presents an Anglo perspective of Napoleon and his time in Europe. Still, the work of the Durans is fantastic as it captures historical elements from sources as diverse as visual arts, philosophy, literature as well as the customs of the time. The work is also rich in research and references, presenting numerous scripts from Napoleon himself and his subordinates.
After reading this book, I was encouraged to buy the whole collection the Durans produced and I am very happy to have done so.
Rating: 3
Summary: The Age of Napoleon through the eyes on an Anglophile.
Comment: Generally, the series of books written by Will and Ariel Durant is an enormous project, which the authors produced in a workman-like manner. Yes, they are pedants, and the works have a kind of lets-hurry-along flavor; a lets-get-it-all-in aura.
The Durants are Anglophiles, and it shows here. Too much Wellington, and too many British viewpoints, which were in the 19th Century and are to this day stacked against Napoleon, in particular, and the French, in general.
Reading this book, one gets the feeling, that the authors can hardly wait to get to the part about the Battle of Waterloo.
Anyone interested in Napoleon -- the man, and his works -- can find more comprehensive studies by other authors.
The Durant's writing style can sometimes be confusing to the uninitiated. They tend to string long sentences together with semicolins; using pronouns to the point of confusion for the reader.
There is a lot of information here, but this is not a great book. It is a very broad, shallow history giving only a mild flavor, not a real taste of the "Frenchness" of the Age of Napoleon. Francophiles and fans of the Emperor should look elsewhere.
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't buy a book buy a pedant
Comment: William Durant is just a pedant who cannot appreciate a hero's greatness. Don't buy or read his books unless you are a useless pedantic fool like him with no hot blood in your vein.
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Title: Rousseau and Revolution: A History of Civilization in France, England, and Germany from 1756, and in the Remainder of Europe from 1715, to 1789 (Story of Civilization, 10) by Will Durant, Ariel Durant ISBN: 1567310214 Publisher: MJF Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.98 |
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Title: STORY OF CIVILIZATION, VOL V: THE RENAISSANCE by Will Durant ISBN: 0671616005 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 December, 1953 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Age of Louis XIV (Story of Civilization) by Will Durant, Ariel Durant ISBN: 0671012150 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 December, 1963 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Reformation (Story of Civilization) by Will Durant ISBN: 0671610503 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 June, 1957 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Age of Reason Begins (Story of Civilization) by Will Durant ISBN: 0671013203 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 December, 1961 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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