"One Result Was the Modern Mind THE AGE OF REASON BEGINS: A History of European Civilization in the Period of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo and Descartes: 1558-1648. ^ Mattingly, Garrett (9 November 1957)."BRIGHT PAGEANT OF A GOLDEN AGE More Than 200 Years of Europe's History Live Again in Will Durant's New Volume Bright Pageant". "The Renaissance: A History of Civilization in Italy from 1304 To 1576 A.D. "Review of The Renaissance by Will Durant". "The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith, by William J. "Striding the Centuries: Review of The Age of Faith". Durant - March On CAESAR AND CHRIST, a History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity From Their Beginnings to A.D. "Review of Caesar and Christ: A History of Roman Civilization and of Christianity from their Beginnings to A.D. "The Glory That Was Greece Will Durant's Account of Its Ancient Civilization Is a Triumph Of Popular Scholarship". ^ "Notices of Other Recent Publications"."Will Durant Takes All Civilization as His Province The Opening Volume of His Work Is a Vivid, Zestful History of Human Development". "Review of Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant".
The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community.
WILL DURANT STORY OF CIVILIZATION IVOLUME IMAGES PROFESSIONAL
Plumb's opinion on the series was that “historical truth… can rarely be achieved outside the professional world. All eleven volumes were Book-of-the-Month Club selections and best-sellers with total sales of more than two million copies in nine languages. One volume, Rousseau and Revolution, won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1968.
Lincoln ("Max") Schuster and Michael Korda. Development history Įditors on the series included M. A review over The Saturday Review was very positive. Bingham had a mixed yet favorable opinion. This volume centers on Napoleon I of France and his times. It received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968. This volume centers on Jean-Jacques Rousseau and his times. Bingham found the volume to be a "thoroughly enjoyable semi-popular history". This volume covers the period of the Age of Enlightenment, as exemplified by Voltaire, focusing on the period between 17 in France, Britain, and Germany.Īlfred J. This volume covers the period of Louis XIV of France in Europe and the Near East. Brogan had a highly favorable impression. This volume covers the history of Europe and the Near East from 1559 to 1648.ĭ. Garrett Mattingly, for The Saturday Review, lambasted the volume but went on to say that Durant was widely-read and a capable storyteller. Geoffrey Bruun published a positive review for The New York Times. This volume covers the history of Europe outside of Italy from around 1300 to 1564, focusing on the Protestant Reformation. Geoffrey Brunn wrote a favorable review for The New York Times. This volume covers the history of Italy from c.1300 to the mid 16th century, focusing on the Italian Renaissance. Carlson, for the Chicago Tribune, compared it to Jacob Burckhardt's works. Packard, professor emeritus of history at Smith College, found the work to be quite good. This volume covers the Middle Ages in both Europe and the Near East, from the time of Constantine I to that of Dante Alighieri. Ralph Bates posted a negative one for The New Republic. Swain noted the book was written for a popular audience rather than scholars. The volume covers the history of Rome and of Christianity until the time of Constantine the Great. Reviews over Time and Boston Evening Transcript were very positive. This volume covers Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic Near East down to the Roman conquest. Henry James Forman, reviewing for The New York Times found the work to be a masterpiece as did the New York Herald Tribune. This volume covers Near Eastern history until the fall of the Achaemenid Empire in the 330s BC, and the history of India, China, and Japan up to the 1930s. An unabridged audiobook production of all eleven volumes was produced by the Books on Tape company and was read by Alexander Adams (also known as Grover Gardner). The volumes sold well for many years, and sets of them were frequently offered by book clubs. The series won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 with the 10th volume in the series, Rousseau and Revolution. In the preface to the first volume, Durant states his intention to make the series in 5 volumes, although this would not turn out to be the case. Beginning with The Age of Reason Begins, Ariel is credited as a co-author. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization are credited to Will Durant alone, with Ariel recognized only in the acknowledgements. The series was written over a span of four decades. The Story of Civilization (1935–1975), by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an 11-volume set of books covering both Eastern and Western civilizations for the general reader, with a particular emphasis on European (Western) history.