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

by Richard Butterwick

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198207016
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/14/1998
Series:	Oxford Historical Monographs
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.20(d)
Lexile:	1540L (what's this?)

About the Author

Queen's University, Belfast

Editorial Reviews

"Butterwick's superb study...is an important contribution....[T]hrows Stanislaw and his reign into a new, positive light."—CHOICE

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