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

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

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Poland's Last King and English Culture: Stanislaw August Poniatowski, 1732-1798 1998, Clarendon Press, Oxford, England

ISBN-13: 9780198207016

Hardcover