Will Durant & Ariel Durant

Will Durant aur Ariel Durant ek American pati-patni the jinhone itihaas aur darshan ko aam paathakon tak pahunchane ka kaam saath milkar kiya. Will Durant ka janam 1885 mein aur Ariel Durant ka janam 1898 mein hua tha; Ariel ka janam Russian Samrajya mein hua aur ve bachpan mein America aayi thi. Dono ka nidhan 1981 mein kuch hi hafton ke antar par hua.

Unka sabse bada saajha kaam 'The Story of Civilization' hai, gyarah khandon ki ek lambi shrinkhla jo kai dashakon mein likhi gayi. Isme prachin sabhyataon se lekar Napoleon ke daur tak duniya ke itihaas, dharm, kala aur darshan ko ek saath dekha gaya hai. Shuru ke khand Will ke naam se aaye, lekin baad ke khandon mein Ariel ko sah-lekhak ke roop mein shreya diya gaya. Is shrinkhla ke dasven khand 'Rousseau and Revolution' ke liye unhe 1968 mein Pulitzer Prize mila.

1968 mein hi unki chhoti kitaab 'The Lessons of History' prakashit hui. Isme unhone apne lambe adhyayan ke aadhar par itihaas se mile sabak saar roop mein rakhe: jeev vigyan, naitikta, dharm, arthvyavastha, sarkar aur yuddh jaise vishayon par insaani vyavhaar ke pattern.

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