تاریخ زندگی خصوصی / جلد دوم: افشاگری‌های دنیای قرون وسطی

The second volume of A History of Private Life is a treasure-trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing "secret epic" constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. All the mystery, earthiness and romance of the Middle Ages are captured in this panorama of everyday life. The evolving concepts of intimacy are explored--from the semi-obscure eleventh century through the first stirrings of the Renaissance world in the fifteenth century. Color and black-and-white illustrations All the mystery, earthiness and romance of the Middle Ages are captured in this panorama of everyday life. The evolving concepts of intimacy are explored--from the semi-obscure eleventh century through the first stirrings of the Renaissance world in the fifteenth century. Color and black-and-white illustrations.

The final volume in the award-winning series charts the remarkable inner history of our times from the tumult of World War I to the present day, when personal identity was released from its moorings in gender, family, social class, religion, politics, and nationality. "A fascinating glimpse into the distant and exotic past."--Los Angeles Times. 230 halftones, 2 tables.

v. 1. From pagan Rome to Byzantium / Paul Veyne, editor v. 2. Revelations of the medieval world / Georges Duby, editor ; Arthur Goldhammer, translator v. 3. Passions of the Renaissance / Roger Chartier, editor ; Arthur Goldhammer, translator v. 4. From the fires of revolution to the great war / Michelle Perrot, editor ; Arthur Goldhammer, translator v. 5. Riddles of identity in modern times / Antoine Prost and Gérard Vincent, editors ; Arthur Goldhammer, translator. The second volume of __A History of Private Life__ is a treasure-trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing “secret epic” constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. The second volume of "A History of Private Life" is a treasure trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing "secret epic" constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries. Social life in Renaissance - Family in Renaissance - Renaissance women - Development of the concept of personal privacy