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Em Busca da Idade Média

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Este livro apaixonante e muito acessível retrata uma Idade Média ignorada, inovadora, aterrorizada pelos milenarismos, mas apesar disso cheia de esperança. Jacques Le Goff demonstra-nos, com o seu imenso talento, que o humanismo não esperou pelo Renascimento para aparecer. E que a Europa do futuro não conseguirá inventar-se, esquecendo o seu passado.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

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Jacques Le Goff

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A prolific medievalist of international renown, Le Goff is sometimes considered the principal heir and continuator of the movement known as Annales School (École des Annales), founded by his intellectual mentor Marc Bloch. Le Goff succeeded Fernand Braudel in 1972 at the head of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) and was succeeded by François Furet in 1977. Along with Pierre Nora, he was one of the leading figure of New History (Nouvelle histoire) in the 1970s.

Since then, he has dedicated himself to studies on the historical anthropology of Western Europe during medieval times. He is well-known for contesting the very name of "Middle Ages" and its chronology, highlighting achievements of this period and variations inside it, in particular by attracting attention to the Renaissance of the 12th century.

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184 reviews182 followers
August 4, 2024
Este libro es en realidad una entrevista a Jacques Le Goff, cuyo texto ha sido editado y ampliado a posteriori por él mismo. En él, comienza contándonos qué significa ser medievalista y qué significa la Edad Media (spoiler: está muy en contra de lo que él llama "cortar la historia en pedazos"; prefiere la imagen mental de épocas solapándose), para luego presentarnos algunos conceptos muy interesantes de esa era: las formas de guerra, el derecho, el paso del tiempo, el humanismo, etc. Mi parte favorita ha sido su explicación de cómo el dogma del purgatorio influyó en el desarrollo del comercio y la promoción de las artes.

«En busca de la Edad Media» es una obra de divulgación y está dirigido al público en general. Intenta ofrecer un pantallazo de la Edad Media sin glorificar ni demonizar esa época, que tuvo sus aciertos y sus inconvenientes como tantas otras. Muy recomendable para aquellos interesados ​​en la historia que aún no se hayan adentrado en este tema en particular. Aunque algunos de los personajes y situaciones mencionadas puedan resultar desconocidos, Le Goff es muy didáctico y logra que uno no se pierda en el camino. El lector se lleva bastante reflexiones, y el convencimiento de que la idea que nos legó la Ilustración, eso de que la Edad Media fueron «mil años de cruzadas e Inquisición», no le hace justicia en absoluto a ese período histórico. Yo flipé a lo grande en varios párrafos, además de darme muchas ganas de leer una biografía de Luis IX que, ya vi, es bastante difícil de conseguir. Historia de mi vida.
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82 reviews2 followers
April 13, 2025
"Das Lachen ist die spezifische Form der menschlichen Interaktion." Georges Bataille
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Author 3 books6,269 followers
August 12, 2019
Jacques Le Goff is one of France's primary experts on the Middle Ages and this is one of his classic exposés on the Middle Ages in Europe. Eminently readable and interesting, it starts with his own fascination with the "Dark Ages" and his research into this period which reveals that it was a polychromatic, exciting and vibrant period of history that got a bad rap from 19c historians. He sets out to demonstrate why this period is so fascinating, and in this humble reader's opinion, he succeeds. Not sure if this one is translated into English, but if so, definitely recommended.
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September 14, 2010
I had to read a chapter for college, and it was so interesting I decided to purchase the book. A great choice! His understanding of the Middle Ages is completely different from the traditional outlook.
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195 reviews11 followers
March 26, 2019
Le Goff è da sempre lo scrittore storico per eccellenza. Di lui si leggono per lo più libri sul Medioevo e ogni volta che crediamo di sapere una cosa, in realtà non la sappiamo perché Le Goff è sempre pronto a dare un’altra risposta.

Ottimo libro anche questo. Molto interessante
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July 14, 2017
Passionnante synthèse des travaux de Jacques Le Goff par Jacques Le Goff. J'ai envie de tout lire, maintenant.
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