The Dream of Absolutism: Louis XIV and the Logic of Modernity

Within this depiction of the defining moment in the long reign of the Sun King, another image within the larger one reveals the sovereign's soul, which remains shrouded in the portrayal of the event itself. [...]each comes across as a subtly irreverent, farcical image of the king, his rule, and...

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Published inSeventeenth-century news Vol. 80; no. 3/4; pp. 150 - 153
Main Author Dyckman, Ivy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published College Station Seventeenth-Century News 01.10.2022
Subjects
Authoritarianism
Fairy tales
Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715)
Modernity
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Summary:Within this depiction of the defining moment in the long reign of the Sun King, another image within the larger one reveals the sovereign's soul, which remains shrouded in the portrayal of the event itself. [...]each comes across as a subtly irreverent, farcical image of the king, his rule, and his dream. In this instance, fairies, not human beings, are the casualties in the king's dream of absolutism.