The Medieval Imagination
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The Medieval Imagination by Jacques Le Goff
To write this history of the imagination, Le Goff has recreated the mental structures of medieval men and women by analyzing the images of man as microcosm and the Church as mystical body; the symbols of power such as flags and oriflammes; and the contradictory world of dreams, marvels, devils, and wild forests. "Le Goff is one of the most distinguished of the French medieval historians of his generation ...he has exercised immense influence."--Maurice Keen, New York Review of Books "The whole book turns on a fascinating blend of the brutally materialistic and the generously imaginative."--Tom Shippey, London Review of Books "The richness, imaginativeness and sheer learning of Le Goff's work ...demand to be experienced."--M. T. Clanchy, Times Literary Supplementacques Le Goff is the director of the École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, as well as the codirector of the Annales - Economics, Societies, Civilisations. The Birth of Purgatory and Time, Labor, and Culture are two of his books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226470856 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226470857 |
| Title | The Medieval Imagination |
| Author | Jacques Le Goff |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 1992-12-15 |
| Number of pages | 302 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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