{"product_id":"medieval-callings-paperback","title":"Medieval Callings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacques Le Goff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese essays by eleven internationally renowned historians present nuanced profiles of the major social and professional groups-the callings-of the Middle Ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The contributors focus on attitudes of medieval men and women toward their own society. Through a variety of techniques, from a reading of the \u003ci\u003eSong of Roland\u003c\/i\u003e to a reading of administrative records, they identify characteristic viewpoints of members of the fighting class, the clergy, and the peasantry. Along with vivid descriptions of what life was like for warrior knights, monks, high churchmen, criminals, lepers, shepherds, and prostitutes, this innovative approach offers a valuable new perspective on the complex social dynamics of feudal Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Very useful discussions of texts, both learned and literary.\"-Christopher Dyer, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Mariateresa Fumagalli Beonio Brocchieri, Franco Cardini, Enrico Castelnuovo, Giovanni Cherubini, Bronislaw Geremek, Aron Ja. Gurevich, Christiane Klapisch-Zuber, Jacques Le Goff, Giovanni Miccoli, Jacques Rossiaud, and André Vauchez.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.12 x 9.02 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724673454143,"sku":"9780226470870","price":79.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/911181d8c3059d3f312a4f1d44bf7faa_71484407-2b81-4aa0-ad24-daf2e4ac7d96.webp?v=1765103506","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/medieval-callings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}