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The Story of Civilization [Volumes 1 to 11] (Hardcover Set ) Hardcover – January 1, by Will Ariel Durant (Author) out of 5 stars 82 ratings/5(81). Will Durant's volume set of The Story of Civilization. The 11 volumes are: I. Our Oriental Heritage, II. The Life of Greece, III. Caesar and Christ, IV. The Age of Faith, V. The Renaissance, VI. The Reformation, VII. The Age of Reason Begins, VIII. The Age of Louis XIV, IX. The Age of Voltaire, X. Rousseau and Revolution, XI. The Age of Napoleon/5(). William James Durant (/dəˈrænt/; November 5, – November 7, ) was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He is best known for The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife Ariel Durant and published between and Cited by:

The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith: A History of Medieval Civilization - Christian, Islamic, and Judaic - From Constantine to Dante: A. D. Durant, Will Published by Simon Schuster, New York, The title here is a bit of a misnomer. While extensive as it can be, The Story of Civilization was never complete, The Durant couple died before its completion with 11 novels complete. While not finished, The Story of Civilization is still something to admire. Tremendous effort was placed into each book. The story of civilization by Will Durant, Ariel Durant, , Simon and Schuster edition, in English.

Will Durant (–) was awarded the Pulitzer Prize () and the Presidential Medal of Freedom (). He spent more than fifty years writing his critically acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization (the later volumes written in conjunction with his wife, Ariel). The Story of Civilization (–), by husband and wife Will and Ariel Durant, is an volume set of books covering Western history for the general reader. The series was written over a span of four decades. The first six volumes of The Story of Civilization are credited to Will Durant alone, with Ariel recognized only in the. Durant spent 40 years writing the volume story of civilization. This first volume lays out his approach, which the first few chapters can bore the non-historian, but then his engaging historiography grabs you and you feel the presence of the people (as people) rather than boring facts and figures.