Life in the Middle Ages : from the seventh to the thirteenth century

Life in the Middle Ages addresses many of the current concerns of medieval historians in one single volume. From an examination of the fundamental importance of family, to medieval monasticism and the monastery, to the manorial system and "courtly life", Goetz's text presents the first comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages from the perspective of everyday history. 00000001.tifl 2 00000002.tifl 4 00000003.tifl 5 00000004.tifl 6 00000005.tifl 7 00000006.tifl 8 00000007.tifl 9 00000008.tifl 10 00000009.tifl 11 00000010.tifl 12 00000011.tifl 13 00000012.tifl 14 00000013.tifl 15 00000014.tifl 16 00000015.tifl 17 00000016.tifl 18 00000017.tifl 19 00000018.tifl 20 00000019.tifl 21 00000020.tifl 22 00000021.tifl 23 00000022.tifl 24 00000023.tifl 25 00000024.tifl 26 00000025.tifl 27 00000026.tifl 28 00000027.tifl 29 00000028.tifl 30 00000029.tifl 31 00000030.tifl 32 00000031.tifl 33 00000032.tifl 34 00000033.tifl 35 00000034.tifl 36 00000035.tifl 37 00000036.tifl 38 00000037.tifl 39 00000038.tifl 40 00000039.tifl 41 00000040.tifl 42 00000041.tifl 43 00000042.tifl 44 00000043.tifl 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00000322.tifl 324 00000323.tifl 325 00000324.tifl 326 00000325.tifl 327 00000326.tifl 328 Historian Hans-Werner Goetz presents here the first comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages that focuses on everyday history. According to Goetz it is nearly impossible to write a history of everyday life during the earlier Middle Ages since the written sources of that age had entirely different purposes, never describing everyday life for its own sake. However, by drawing on chronicles, legal documents, and fiction, Goetz is able to produce a lively picture of this era, illuminating everyday life as it was conditioned by institutional, physical, and social environments. Life in the Middle Ages addresses many of the current concerns of medieval historians in one single volume. After a brief introduction to the general conditions of medieval life, Goetz examines the family, illustrating the familys fundamental importance as an ideal building block for other forms of society. The book explores monasticism and the monastery, which during the early and the high Middle Ages affected not only religious but also social, political, economic, and spiritual life. Goetz examines peasant life within the seigneurial system, focusing on the social and existential forms of the medieval manorial system. He also examines the life of the ruling class, concentrating on the sociopolitical level of princes and kings and the courtly life. Finally, Goetz evokes the beginning of urban life in the early medieval and high medieval town. Throughout the book, Goetz uses fascinating vignettes to illustrate the lives of simple people who may not have influenced world history but were nevertheless an integral part of it. Written for a broad audience, Life in the Middle Ages will interest students, scholars, and indeed all general readers interested in both history and the Middle Ages. Historian Hans-Werner Goetz presents here a comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages that focuses on "everyday history". By drawing on chronicles, legal documents and even fiction, Goetz is able to produce a lively picture of this era, illuminating everyday life as it was conditioned by institutional, physical, and social environments. After a brief introduction to the general conditions of medieval life, Goetz examines the family, illustrating the family's fundamental importance as an ideal building block for other forms of society. The book explores monasticism and the monastery, which during the early and the high Middle Ages affected not only religious but also social, political, economic and spiritual life. Goetz examines peasant life within the seigneurial system, focusing on the social and existential forms of the medieval manorial system. He also examines the life of the ruling class, concentrating on the sociopolitical level of princes and kings and the "courtly life". Finally, Goetz evokes the beginning of urban life in the early medieval and high medieval town. Throughout the book Goetz uses vignettes to illustrate the lives of simple people who may not have influenced world history but were nevertheless an integral part of it. -- From product description A depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages that focuses on ""everyday history"". By drawing on chronicles, legal documents and even fiction, Goetz produces a lively picture of this era, illuminating life as it was conditioned by institutional, physical and social environments.