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Poland's Last King and English Culture: Stanislaw August Poniatowski, 1732-1798

Poland's Last King and English Culture: Stanislaw August Poniatowski, 1732-1798

Butterwick, Richard

Hardcover

Series: Oxford Historical Monographs

Eastern European HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 0198207018
ISBN13: 9780198207016
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: May 14 1998
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The attempt by Stanislaw August Poniatowski (1764-95) to create anew the Polish world was one of the most audacious enterprises of reform undertaken by any enlightened monarch in the eighteenth century. Inspired by his love of England, the king's efforts helped bring about a flourishing of Polish culture and a constitution admired across Europe. They also provoked the revenge of Russia and the partitioning of the state. With new perspectives on the successes and limitations of the Polish Enlightenment, this book presents a dynamic interpretation of European culture in the eighteenth century.

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