The Color of Melancholy: The Uses of Books in the Fourteenth Century - Couverture rigide

Cerquiglini-Toulet, Jacqueline

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0801853818 ISBN 13 : 9780801853814

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997

Synopsis

In the 14th century, French writers saw themselves in the winter of literature, a time for retreat into reflection. They were beset by wars, plague, famine, and social unrest. Yet, in the midst of their troubles, they made an important discovery: books. This text explores the subject of books and literate culture in the period when vernacular literature began to displace Latin as the medium of intellectual discourse. Under the patronage of Charles V, large numbers of Latin texts were translated into French, opening up new contemplations of history, of memory, and memorial.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet is professor of French literature of the Middle Ages at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and the author of 'Guillaume de Machaut et l'icriture au XIVe sihcle'.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801853818
• ISBN 13: 9780801853814
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 248
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• Personne responsable: non disponible