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The Age of Reason Begins
- A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, and Descartes: 1558 - 1648: The Story of Civilization, Book 7
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 34 hrs and 51 mins
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This seventh volume of Will and Ariel Durant's renowned Story of Civilization chronicles the history of European civilization from 1558 to 1648.
The Age of Reason Begins brings together a fascinating network of stories in the discussion of the bumpy road toward the Enlightenment. This is the age of great monarchs and greater artists - on the one hand, Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, and Henry IV of France; on the other, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Montaigne, and Rembrandt. It also encompasses the heyday of Francis Bacon, Galileo, Giordano Bruno, and Descartes, the fathers of modern science and philosophy. But it is equally an age of extreme violence, a moment in which all Europe was embroiled in the horrible Thirty Years' War - in some respects, the real first world war. This chapter in cultural history is one that can't be missed.
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- james
- 19-02-15
34 hours of pleasure
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fantastic ,what an amazing trip through history . it is written well and narrated perfectly , I could not stop listening .
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- Mr. Mark Vincent French
- 22-07-19
Very long and flowery
It’s a fascinating panoramic view of this period.
But it’s very dated in many of the opinions expressed by the authors and very verbose.
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