Phantoms of Remembrance: Memory and Oblivion at the End of the First Millennium - Rilegato

Geary, Patrick J.

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ISBN 10: 0691034222 ISBN 13: 9780691034225

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1994

Riassunto

This examination of medieval memory reveals how tales of past events were socially constructed to serve the purpose of the raconteur. Illustrated by examples of how people recalled their familial, institutional and regional pasts in the 11th century.

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Recensione:

"Moving from general to particular, the author uses three case-studies to depict local patterns of memory.... Geary states his thesis with clarity ... [and] throw[s] light into the most elusive recesses of not just 'the past,' but of processes still going on, in and around us, in 1995."--Alexander Murray, The Times Literary Supplement

"[A] fascinating, deeply learned, and meticulous study.... This thoughtful book ... raises important questions pertinent to all periods."--Virginia Quarterly Review

L'autore:

Patrick J. Geary is Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0691034222
• ISBN 13: 9780691034225
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272