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The World's Game
Reflections on Western Culture
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In the twelfth century, Pope Clement III declared: ‘The Pope is resolved to be the lord and master of the world’s game.’ Yet history has proven to be much more complex. In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas, and figures that...
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The World's Game
In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas and figures that have shaped the world’s stage.
In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas and figures that have shaped the world’s stage.
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In the twelfth century, Pope Clement III declared: ‘The Pope is resolved to be the lord and master of the world’s game.’ Yet history has proven to be much more complex.
In this epic narrative, Frederic Raphael explores the most significant moments, ideas, and figures that have shaped the world’s stage. He takes us on a journey through history: from the reigns of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great, to Plato and Socrates and the origins of philosophy, the turning point of World War Two and the invention of the atom bomb, and, finally, the social and cultural divisions of modern day. It is often a story of conflict: the rise of anti-Semitism, the tensions between science and faith, progress and strife, comedy and ruthlessness.
Thought-provoking and compelling, The World’s Game weaves a tapestry of the Western world and the power struggles that have shaped it.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837933389
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Apollo
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 42.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 720g
Pages: 528
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About the Author
Frederic Raphael is a BAFTA and Academy Award-winning screenwriter, author and journalist. He wrote the screenplays for Oscar-winning Darling (1965), Oscar-nominated Two for the Road (1967) and the 1967 adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd. As a journalist, his articles have been published in The Sunday Times and the Los Angeles Times. As a prolific author, Raphael has written numerous works of fiction and translation, as well as history, essays and memoirs, most notably The Glittering Prizes (1976) and Eyes Wide Open (1999).
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