The Last King Of Poland One of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history【電子書籍】[ Adam Zamoyski ]

＜p＞A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history.＜br /＞ ＜strong＞'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' ＜em＞Scotsman＜/em＞＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody's pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and complex character, a dashing figure in the finest eighteenth-century tradition. A great believer in art and education, he spent fortunes on cultural projects, and finding that he was blocked politically by Catherine, he put his energies into a programme of social and artistic regeneration. He transformed the mood of his country and brought it to a new phase of reform and independence.＜/p＞ ＜p＞Poland's neighbours, however, viewed this beacon of liberty in their midst with alarm, and as they invaded and partitioned it, Stanislaw saw the destruction of his life's work, and ultimately was forced to abdicate, a broken man, deceived and disillusioned.＜/p＞画面が切り替わりますので、しばらくお待ち下さい。 ※ご購入は、楽天kobo商品ページからお願いします。※切り替わらない場合は、こちら をクリックして下さい。 ※このページからは注文できません。

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