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Family, Sexuality, and Social Relations in Past Times
Amor şi sexualitate în Occident
Reluând esenţialul dintr-un număr special al revistei L'Histoire, la care se adaugă o serie de alte articole apărute în aceeaşi publicaţie, şi având o introducere inedită semnată de Georges Duby - o somitate recunoscută în domeniul istoriei culturii -, această lucrare captivantă dezvăluie aspecte mai puţin cunoscute ale iubirii privite de-a lungul timpului.
255 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1982
About the author
Philippe Ariès
92 books124 followersPhilippe Ariès (21 July 1914 – 8 February 1984) was a French medievalist and historian of the family and childhood, in the style of Georges Duby. He wrote many books on the common daily life. His most prominent works regarded the change in the western attitudes towards death.
Ariès regarded himself as an "anarchist of the right". He was initially close to the Action française but later distanced himself from it, as he viewed it as too authoritarian, hence his self-description as an "anarchist". Ariès also contributed to La Nation française, a royalist review. However, he also co-operated with many left-wing French historians, especially with Michel Foucault, who wrote his obituary.
During his life, his work was often better known in the English-speaking world than it was in France itself. He is known above all for his book L’Enfant et la Vie Familiale sous l’Ancien Régime (1960), which was translated into English as Centuries of Childhood (1962). This book is pre-eminent in the history of childhood, as it was essentially the first book on the subject (although some antiquarian texts were earlier). Even today, Ariès remains the standard reference to the topic. Ariès is most famous for his statement that "in medieval society, the idea of childhood did not exist". Its central thesis is that attitudes towards children were progressive and evolved over time with economic change and social advancement, until childhood, as a concept and an accepted part of family life, from the 17th century. It was thought that children were too weak to be counted and that they could disappear at any time. However, children were considered as adults as soon as they could live alone.
The book has had mixed fortunes. His contribution was profoundly significant both in that it recognised childhood as a social construction rather than as a biological given and in that it founded the history of childhood as a serious field of study. At the same time, his account of childhood has by now been widely criticised.
Ariès is likewise remembered for his invention of another field of study: the history of attitudes to death and dying. Ariès saw death, like childhood, as a social construction. His seminal work in this ambit is L'Homme devant la mort (1977), his last major book, published in the same year when his status as a historian was finally recognised by his induction into the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), as a directeur d'études.
Ariès regarded himself as an "anarchist of the right". He was initially close to the Action française but later distanced himself from it, as he viewed it as too authoritarian, hence his self-description as an "anarchist". Ariès also contributed to La Nation française, a royalist review. However, he also co-operated with many left-wing French historians, especially with Michel Foucault, who wrote his obituary.
During his life, his work was often better known in the English-speaking world than it was in France itself. He is known above all for his book L’Enfant et la Vie Familiale sous l’Ancien Régime (1960), which was translated into English as Centuries of Childhood (1962). This book is pre-eminent in the history of childhood, as it was essentially the first book on the subject (although some antiquarian texts were earlier). Even today, Ariès remains the standard reference to the topic. Ariès is most famous for his statement that "in medieval society, the idea of childhood did not exist". Its central thesis is that attitudes towards children were progressive and evolved over time with economic change and social advancement, until childhood, as a concept and an accepted part of family life, from the 17th century. It was thought that children were too weak to be counted and that they could disappear at any time. However, children were considered as adults as soon as they could live alone.
The book has had mixed fortunes. His contribution was profoundly significant both in that it recognised childhood as a social construction rather than as a biological given and in that it founded the history of childhood as a serious field of study. At the same time, his account of childhood has by now been widely criticised.
Ariès is likewise remembered for his invention of another field of study: the history of attitudes to death and dying. Ariès saw death, like childhood, as a social construction. His seminal work in this ambit is L'Homme devant la mort (1977), his last major book, published in the same year when his status as a historian was finally recognised by his induction into the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), as a directeur d'études.
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May 18, 2020
Cea mai bună carte despre iubire și istoria ei tradusă pînă acum în românește (nu mint). Ar trebui reeditată urgent. E păcat să nu o citiți.
Volumul cuprinde un grupaj consistent de articole şi studii semnate în special de autori francezi (Georges Duby, Jacques Le Goff, Philippe Ariès, Paul Veyne etc.; poate ați auzit de ei) pe teme care ţin de eros și metamorfozele lui: iubirea în Babilon (cel mai vechi poem de iubire, 1750 î. e.n.), homosexualitatea în Grecia antică, la Roma etc.; căsătoria la romani (articol de Paul Veyne), curtezanele (Catherine Salles), iubirea-pasiune cîntată de trubadurii medievali (Jacques Solé); marchizul de Sade şi iubirea ca perversiune (dar a existat cu adevărat acest marchiz scandalos?); boli venerice, boli sexuale în modernitate, impotența și remediile ei papale etc.
Transcriu de la p.35 un pasaj dintr-un poem atribuit lui Sappho (pentru tînăra Agallis):
„Egal cu zeii-mi pare acela care glasul ți-ascultă, lîngă tine stînd, / Sau rîsul tău fermecător, pe care cînd îl auzeam, îți jur că mă topeam; / Căci de îndat' ce te zăresc o clipă, simt vorbele cum de pe buze-mi pier. / Ci limba mi se frînge, iar în vine mi se strecoară-un foc mistuitor; / Ochii mei ard și orbi rămîn cu totul, urechile îmi vîjîie cumplit, / Pe trup îmi curge o sudoare rece, mă trec, din creștet pînă-n tălpi, fiori; / Mai verde sînt acum decît e iarba și simt că la un pas de moarte sînt”.
Fiecare articol e urmat de o bogată bibliografie.
Volumul cuprinde un grupaj consistent de articole şi studii semnate în special de autori francezi (Georges Duby, Jacques Le Goff, Philippe Ariès, Paul Veyne etc.; poate ați auzit de ei) pe teme care ţin de eros și metamorfozele lui: iubirea în Babilon (cel mai vechi poem de iubire, 1750 î. e.n.), homosexualitatea în Grecia antică, la Roma etc.; căsătoria la romani (articol de Paul Veyne), curtezanele (Catherine Salles), iubirea-pasiune cîntată de trubadurii medievali (Jacques Solé); marchizul de Sade şi iubirea ca perversiune (dar a existat cu adevărat acest marchiz scandalos?); boli venerice, boli sexuale în modernitate, impotența și remediile ei papale etc.
Transcriu de la p.35 un pasaj dintr-un poem atribuit lui Sappho (pentru tînăra Agallis):
„Egal cu zeii-mi pare acela care glasul ți-ascultă, lîngă tine stînd, / Sau rîsul tău fermecător, pe care cînd îl auzeam, îți jur că mă topeam; / Căci de îndat' ce te zăresc o clipă, simt vorbele cum de pe buze-mi pier. / Ci limba mi se frînge, iar în vine mi se strecoară-un foc mistuitor; / Ochii mei ard și orbi rămîn cu totul, urechile îmi vîjîie cumplit, / Pe trup îmi curge o sudoare rece, mă trec, din creștet pînă-n tălpi, fiori; / Mai verde sînt acum decît e iarba și simt că la un pas de moarte sînt”.
Fiecare articol e urmat de o bogată bibliografie.
February 27, 2025
georges duby’nin derlediği kitap, tarihin farklı dönemlerinde aşkı, evliliği, cinselliği ve toplumsal normları ele alan yazılardan oluşuyor. her ne kadar konu itibariyle ilgi çekici ve kapsamlı bir çalışma olsa da, kitap ne yazık ki tatmin edici değil. farklı yazarların yazılarından oluştuğu için bölümler arasında üslup ve belirgin bir dengesizlik var. bazıları fazlasıyla detaylıyken, bazıları da yüzeysel kalıyor.
ancak buna rağmen, avrupa tarihindeki aşk ve cinsellik anlayışına dair yeni bakış açıları sunması ve özellikle orta çağ ve rönesans’a dair detayları işlemesi bakımından benim için değerli bir kaynak.
ancak buna rağmen, avrupa tarihindeki aşk ve cinsellik anlayışına dair yeni bakış açıları sunması ve özellikle orta çağ ve rönesans’a dair detayları işlemesi bakımından benim için değerli bir kaynak.
March 5, 2023
Livre très intéressant. Notamment la partie pré chrétienne, à savoir Babylone, la Grèce et Rome. Ce qui nous donne une vision de l'évolution de l'histoire du couple et de l'amour.
Une vision des hommes bien sûr.
L'ouverture sur la nécessité d'interroger l'histoire des émotions est particulièrement questionnante et clôture parfaitement cet ouvrage.
Une vision des hommes bien sûr.
L'ouverture sur la nécessité d'interroger l'histoire des émotions est particulièrement questionnante et clôture parfaitement cet ouvrage.
February 11, 2018
Interesting and useful, racy ( Jean Bottero's article) and witty.
November 27, 2018
Una interesante recopilación de escritos en torno a diferentes tópicos de la sexualidad.
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January 2, 2021Kitap,cinsiyetler arası ilişkiler eşcinsellik, boşanma, doğum kontrolü, zina gibi birçok kavramın tarih boyunca geçirdiği değişimleri inceliyor. Sümerlilerden Roma'ya oradan Orta Çağ'a kadar aşk ve cinselliği kapsayan 23 makaleden oluşuyor. Okunması kolay ve akıcıydı. Yazarın diğer kitaplarının baskısının olmaması üzücü.
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