Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521368070)

This is the first ever English rendition of the classic statement of divine right absolutism in French, published in 1707 when the power and glory of the French ancien r gime was at its zenith. Patrick Riley has provided full supporting materials including a chronology, guide to further reading and brief notes on persons mentioned, in addition to a lucid introduction placing Bossuet's bibliocentric politics in their historical and intellectual context.

Author: Jacques-Benigne Bossuet
ISBN-10: 0521368073
ISBN-13: 9780521368070
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/15/1999
Pages: 500
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 8.47h x 5.53w x 1.19d