Story of Civilization 10 Volumes Will and Ariel Durant History Book Set

by Ariel Durant, Will & Ariel Durant, Will Durant

$125 · Offered by eBay

Originally conceived of as a ten-volume history, this is a vintage set of Will and Ariel Durant's The Story of Civilization Volumes 1-10.The couple began writing the first book in the series in 1929 and the books were published from 1935 to 1967. Volume 10, Rousseau and Revolution, won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. Wikipedia notes that "after finding their initial retirement unfullfilling" the Durants decided to write an 11th volume which was published in 1975 and is not included with this set. A wonderful resource for a home library. The set includes: 1: Our Oriental Heritage – Covers ancient Near Eastern, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese civilizations 2: The Life of Greece – The history of Greece from the beginnings to the Roman conquest 3: Caesar and Christ – Rome and Christianity from their origins to A.D. 325 4: The Age of Faith – Medieval civilization from Constantine to Dante (A.D. 325–1300). 5: The Renaissance – Italian renaissance from Petrarch to Titian (1304–1576) 6: The Reformation – European Islamic and Christian conflict from Wyclif to Calvin 7: The Age of Reason Begins – European history during the age of Shakespeare, Bacon, and Descartes 8: The Age of Louis XIV – The European world of Pascal, Molière, Newton, and Spinoza 9: The Age of Voltaire – The conflict of ideas in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756 10: Rousseau and Revolution – The era of the French Enlightenment and Rousseau Hardcovers, solid bindings, no dustjackets. Each book has maps

• Publisher: Simon and Schuster
• Condition: Good

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