Georges Duby Libri

Un grande affresco storico, un'opera pionieristica, che ha suscitato un enorme interesse in Italia e nel mondo.

"Vieni con me, partiamo per un viaggio avventuroso, indietro nei secoli, fra il 1160 e il 1220 sotto il regno di Filippo Augusto, nella Francia del Nord. E là, in quell'epoca e in quel paese che ci trasferiremo, raccogliendo tutti i segni che i cavalieri hanno lasciato al loro passaggio. Di quell'epoca rimangono qualche pergamena conservata negli archivi, racconti, storie vere o inventate. Ed è proprio uno di questi testi che ci permette di vedere abbastanza da vicino un cavaliere. Sarà lui il nostro testimone principale." Il protagonista di queste pagine si chiamava Arnulfo, era il signore di Ardres. A raccontare la sua storia appassionante, destinata anche ai più giovani, è Georges Duby, tra amori, tornei e battaglie. Età di da 11 anni.

Recognizing that a work of art is the product of a particular time and place as much as it is the creation of an individual, Duby provides a sweeping survey of the changing mentalities of the Middle Ages as reflected in the art and architecture of the period. "If Age of the Cathedrals has a fault, it is that Professor Duby knows too much, has too many new ideas and takes such a delight in setting them out. . . insights whiz to and fro like meteorites."—John Russell, New York Times Book Review

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

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves--from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.

Georges Duby's work offers a comprehensive overview of European medieval rural history, focusing on the economic life of the countryside. Drawing from extensive local research, it distills broader lessons applicable to the period. Originally published in French and first translated into English in 1968, this modern classic has been reissued by the University of Pennsylvania Press, ensuring its continued relevance for scholars and readers interested in medieval studies.