The King's Crown Essays on Xviiith Century Culture and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Assaf, F. / F, Assaf, PUBLISHER: Peeters, Basil Guy is Professor Emeritus of French, University of California, Berkeley. A decorated World War II veteran, he is the author of several books ong>andong> editions, including an outstong>andong>ing translation of Charles-Joseph de Ligne's Coup d'oeil sur Beloeil (University of California Press, ). His work reflects a wide variety of academic interests, ranging from Voltaire ong>andong> Rousseau to art history ong>andong> the literature of gardens, to European perceptions of China in the 18th century. He has directed ong>andong> participated in directing numerous theses ong>andong> dissertations in French, history, ong>andong> art history at the University of California, Berkeley. He has forged enduring academic ong>andong> intellectual friendships across both the Atlantic ong>andong> the Pacific oceans. His former students teach at universities across the United States.