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- 320pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
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An international sensation, The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s. He had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. Yet Struensee lacked the subtlety of a skilled politician and the cunning to choose enemies wisely; these flaws proved fatal, and would eventually lead to his tragic demise.
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The Royal Physician's Visit, Per Olov Enquist
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2002
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- (In brossura)
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- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Per Olov Enquist
- Editore
- Washington Square Press
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0743458036
- ISBN13
- 9780743458030
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Prosa storica, Adattato in un film, Letteratura nordica, Svezia, XVIII secolo, Letteratura svedese, Scandali e Affari, Medici, Re, Danimarca, Regine, Amanti delle regine
- Prima pubblicazione
- 1999
- Titolo originale
- Livläkarens besök
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- An international sensation, The Royal Physician's Visit magnificently recasts the dramatic era of Danish history when Johann Friedrich Struensee -- court physician to mad young King Christian -- stepped through an aperture in history and became the holder of absolute power in Denmark. His is a gripping tale of power, sex, love, and the life of the mind, and it is superbly rendered here by one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers. A charismatic German doctor and brilliant intellectual, Struensee used his influence to introduce hundreds of reforms in Denmark in the 1760s. He had a tender and erotic affair with Queen Caroline Mathilde, who was unsatisfied by her unstable, childlike husband. Yet Struensee lacked the subtlety of a skilled politician and the cunning to choose enemies wisely; these flaws proved fatal, and would eventually lead to his tragic demise.