Inbunden, Engelska, 2007
Privacy and Solitude
The Medieval Discovery of Personal Space
Av Diana Webb
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Beskrivning
The lord in his hall, the monk in his cloister: we often think of medieval people as living most of their lives in the constant company of others. But there was always another middle ages, characterised by the hermit's solitude as well as by the private apartments of the rich. By the later middle ages more and more men and women - including monks and nuns - aspired to enjoy time and space apart for purposes of prayer, recreation and scholarship. Diana Webb traces these trends in this highly original book. Ranging widely from Roman times to the Renaissance, and covering both religious and secular life, Privacy and Solitude uses an unusual approach to illuminate a major historical development.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum: 2007-04-24
- Mått: 156 x 236 x 22 mm
- Vikt: 600 g
- Format: Inbunden
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 288
- Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- ISBN: 9781852854799
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Diana Webb is Senior Lecturer in Medieval History at King's College London and author of Pilgrimage in Medieval England.
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"This work supplements the monumental efforts of the contributors to the second volume of A History of Private Life (ed. Georges Duby, 1988), especially because of its concern with English society, and lays a foundation for history of how medieval people actually experienced solitude and privacy. Summing up: Highly recommended. Graduate students/faculty." —J. Harrie, CHOICE, April 2008, Vol. 45, No. 8
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