Examining the poetry and practice of courtly love and the mores of aristocratic marriages, Duby shows the Middle Ages to be male-dominated.
Eminent French social historian Georges Duby idenitifies the twelfth century as a cruical turning point in the development of the institution of marriage in Western civilization. His study of medieval...
This volume brings together 15 of his most significant articles. The book represents the best of 'the new history."'--Library Journal
Discusses the legal, social, and religious position of women in the Greco-Roman world, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Industrial Revolution, and modern era.
"If Age of the Cathedrals has a fault, it is that Professor Duby knows too much, has too many new ideas and takes such a delight in setting them out. . . insights whiz to and fro like meteorites."—John Russell, New York Times Book Review
Historia de la Vida Privada: La Alta Edad Media
La vida privada durante la Revolución Francesa - La familia triunfante - Funciones de la familia - Figuras y funciones - La vida de familia - Los ritos de la vida privada burguesa - Dramas y conflictos familiares - Formas de habitación - ...
This is an engaging account of the lives of high-born women in theMiddle Ages, by one of the foremost historians in Europe.
Medieval Art: Foundations of a New Humanism, 1280-1440