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Στο βιβλίο αυτό προσπαθώ να δώσω στον αναγνώστη κείνη τη μακρυνή εποχή, ώστε να δει, να νιώσει και να ζήσει μέσα στην ατμόσφαιρά της, όπως και γω, κατά τους μήνες που το ετοίμασα και το έγραψα...
Μοιάζει μ'αρχαία ζωφόρο ή με τραγικό χορό, αυτός ο κόσμος που κινήθηκε στα χρόνια της Αναγέννησης.
Ένα κομμάτι της Ιστορίας δυνατό σαν παμπάλαιο σφραγισμένο κρασί, σκοτεινό σαν χειμωνιάτικη νύχτα, αλλά και γεμάτο δημιουργικούς ίμερους.
Μας προκαλούν το θαυμασμό μορφές σαν του Έρασμου, του Πικο ντελα Μιράντολα, του Σαβοναρόλα, του Πάπα Αλέξανδρου Βοργία, που σαν δρομείς νεανίες, γεμάτοι άλκη, παίρνουν στα σφριγηλά χέρια τους τον πυρσό του πολιτισμού, για να φωτίσουν το ζόφο του Μεσαίωνα.
Μοιάζει μ'αρχαία ζωφόρο ή με τραγικό χορό, αυτός ο κόσμος που κινήθηκε στα χρόνια της Αναγέννησης.
Ένα κομμάτι της Ιστορίας δυνατό σαν παμπάλαιο σφραγισμένο κρασί, σκοτεινό σαν χειμωνιάτικη νύχτα, αλλά και γεμάτο δημιουργικούς ίμερους.
Μας προκαλούν το θαυμασμό μορφές σαν του Έρασμου, του Πικο ντελα Μιράντολα, του Σαβοναρόλα, του Πάπα Αλέξανδρου Βοργία, που σαν δρομείς νεανίες, γεμάτοι άλκη, παίρνουν στα σφριγηλά χέρια τους τον πυρσό του πολιτισμού, για να φωτίσουν το ζόφο του Μεσαίωνα.
397 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1929
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About the author
Frantz Funck-Brentano
212 books3 followersFrantz Funck-Brentano was a French historian and librarian. He was born in the castle of Munsbach (Luxembourg) and died at Montfermeil. He was a son of Théophile Funck-Brentano.
After graduating at a young age from the prestigious École Nationale des Chartes, Frantz Funck-Brentano was in 1885 named curator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, of which he never became director. His research focused especially on the Ancien Régime, primarily because this library housed the archive of documents from the Bastille, which represented an incomparable source for the history, in particular the political history of the Ancien Régime. Funck-Bentano himself compiled the voluminous and exhaustive catalog of this archive while he was curator. The depths of this resource led him to study all aspects of the history of the Ancien Régime: its institutions, peculiarities, personalities and famous events, which he made the subject of highly referenced books that brought great success to the library.
In 1900 he became replacement professor at the Collège de France, in the chair of comparative legislative history, where he dealt with the foundation of western European cities.
In 1905 he was appointed a principal lecturer of the Alliance française to the United States. At the same time he was mandated by the French government to study the spread of French literature in the United States, Canada and Cuba. In this capacity he spoke before President Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. On his return to France, he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur.
In 1909 he spoke before French circles of Austria-Hungary, in Vienna, Prague and Budapest, on the history of France through the ages.
After this he served several times as lecturer for the Alliance française, in the Netherlands, England, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Romania and Russia. In 1907 the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres awarding him the important Prix Berger for his works on the history of Paris. He was elected member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1928, and president of the Société des études historiques.
After graduating at a young age from the prestigious École Nationale des Chartes, Frantz Funck-Brentano was in 1885 named curator of the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal, of which he never became director. His research focused especially on the Ancien Régime, primarily because this library housed the archive of documents from the Bastille, which represented an incomparable source for the history, in particular the political history of the Ancien Régime. Funck-Bentano himself compiled the voluminous and exhaustive catalog of this archive while he was curator. The depths of this resource led him to study all aspects of the history of the Ancien Régime: its institutions, peculiarities, personalities and famous events, which he made the subject of highly referenced books that brought great success to the library.
In 1900 he became replacement professor at the Collège de France, in the chair of comparative legislative history, where he dealt with the foundation of western European cities.
In 1905 he was appointed a principal lecturer of the Alliance française to the United States. At the same time he was mandated by the French government to study the spread of French literature in the United States, Canada and Cuba. In this capacity he spoke before President Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. On his return to France, he was made a knight of the Légion d'honneur.
In 1909 he spoke before French circles of Austria-Hungary, in Vienna, Prague and Budapest, on the history of France through the ages.
After this he served several times as lecturer for the Alliance française, in the Netherlands, England, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, Romania and Russia. In 1907 the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres awarding him the important Prix Berger for his works on the history of Paris. He was elected member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques in 1928, and president of the Société des études historiques.
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