Grand Siècle
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Grand Siècleor Great Century refers to the period ofFrench historyduring the 17th century, under the reigns ofLouis XIIIandLouis XIV.[2]
The period was notable for its development of art and literature, along with the construction of thePalace of Versailles,the effects of theFrench Wars of Religion,and the impacts of theThirty Years' War.[2][3]Significant figures during this period include gardenerAndré Le Nôtre,architectFrançois Mansart,painterNicolas Poussin,painterPhilippe de Champaigne,painterCharles Le Brun,playwrightMolière,poetJean de La Fontaine,playwrightJean Racine,playwrightPierre Corneille,writerCharles Perrault,[4]composersHenri Dumont,Jean-Baptiste Lully,Marc-Antoine Charpentier,Michel Richard Delalande,André Campra,Henri Desmarest,Marin MaraisandFrançois Couperin,philosophersRené Descartes,Blaise Pascal,Antoine Arnauldand thePort-Royal,Nicolas Malebranche,Pierre Gassendi,La Rochefoucauld,La Bruyere,andPierre Bayle.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^Blanning, T. C. W.(2002).The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture: Old Regime Europe 1660–1789.Oxford University Press.p. 33-44.doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198227458.001.0001.ISBN978-0-1982-2745-8.
- ^abc"The Grand Siecle & The Age Of Enlightenment".France.fr.RetrievedApril 26,2019.
- ^Bluche, François(2005).Dictionnaire du Grand Siècle 1589-1715(in French). Fayard.ISBN978-2213621449.
- ^Montoya, Alicia (2013).Medievalist Enlightenment: From Charles Perrault to Jean-Jacques Rousseau.DS Brewer.ISBN9781843843429.
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