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Louis XIV—the ‘Sun King’—casts a long shadow over the history of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. Yet while he has been the subject of numerous works, much of the scholarship remains firmly rooted within national frameworks and traditions. Thus in France Louis is still chiefly remembered for the splendid baroque culture his reign ushered in, and his political achievements in wielding together a strong centralised French state; whereas in England, the Netherlands and other protestant states, his memory is that of an aggressive military tyrant and persecutor of non-Catholics.In order to try to break free of such parochial strictures, this volume builds upon the approach of scholars such as Ragnhild Hatton who have attempted to situate Louis’ legacy within broader, pan-European context. But where Hatton focused primarily on geo-political themes, Louis XIV Outside In introduces current interests in cultural history, integrating aspects of artistic, literary and musical themes. In particular it examines the formulation and use of images of Louis XIV abroad, concentrating on Louis’ neighbours in northwest Europe. This broad geographical coverage demonstrates how images of Louis XIV were moulded by the polemical needs of people far from Versailles and distorted from any French originals by the particular political and cultural circumstances of diverse nations. Because the French regime’s ability to control the public image of its leader was very limited, the collection highlights how—at least in the sphere of public presentation—his power was frequently denied, subverted, or appropriated to very different purposes, questioning the limits of his absolutism which has also been such a feature of recent work.&#160;SommaireList of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Louis XIV Upside Down? Interpreting the Sun King’s Image, Tony Claydon and Charles-Édouard Levillain1  Image Battles under Louis XIV: Some Reflections, Hendrik Ziegler2   Francophobia in Late-17th-Century England, Tim Harris3  ‘We Have Better Materials for Clothes, They, Better Taylors’: The Influence of La Mode on the Clothes of Charles II and James II, Maria Hayward4  The Court of Louis XIV and the English Public Sphere: Worlds Set Apart?, Stéphane Jettot5  Popular English Perceptions of Louis XIV’s Way of War, Jamel Ostwald6  Louis XIV, James II and Ireland, D.W. Hayton7  Lampooning Louis XIV: Romeyn de Hooghe’s Harlequin Prints, 1688–89, Henk van Nierop8  Foe and Fatherland: The Image of Louis XIV in Dutch Songs, Donald Haks9  Amsterdam and the Ambassadors of Louis XIV 1674–85, Elizabeth Edwards10  Millenarian Portraits of Louis XIV, Lionel LaborieIndex&#160;Détails&#160;Imprimeur : AshgateIllustrations : 20 n&#38;bDate de publication : décembre 2015Format : 234 x 156 mmNbre de pages : 246 pagesISBN: 978-1-4724-3126-4&#160;Voir la page dédiée au livre sur le site de l'éditeur.