France, 1660-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Napoleon
As taught in: Spring 2011
A painting of Napoléon Bonaparte after he ascended the French throne. (Napoleon on His Imperial Throne, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1806.)
Instructors:
Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel
MIT Course Number:
21H.346
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Description
This course covers French politics, culture, and society from Louis XIV to Napoleon Bonaparte. Attention is given to the growth of the central state, the beginnings of a modern consumer society, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, including its origins, and the rise and fall of Napoleon.
