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 Supplement
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press, The University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226470857
ISBN-13
9780226470856
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96457204
Product Key Features
Author
Jacques Le Goff
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
History: World & General
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
424g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Chicago, IL
Spine
18mm
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Translated by
Arthur Goldhammer
Date of Publication
01/10/1992
Edition Statement
Reprinted Edition
Genre
History: World & General
Country of Publication
United States
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