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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Basil Blackwell; First Edition (January 1, 1988)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 350 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0631155120
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0631155126
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.5 pounds

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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2007

My wife and I read through this text together during a somewhat lengthy trip to Paris back in 2004. Knowing that LeGoff is both a prodigious writer and well-esteemed scholar of the period, we selected the book in spite of reservations of tackling a text translated from French to English. We were so pleased that we did. LeGoff's narrative, even with the translation, reads smoothly and meaningfully, and one has the feeling of being immersed into a medieval world with every page.

As other reviewers have pointed out, there is certainly a difference in the writing style of Europeans and Americans. European writing, and particularly French (and perhaps, Dutch, as well) can often produce exceptionally long, and seemingly divergent, sentences that can seem to twist the limits of comprehension. This, of course, is simply because the typical American is not used to such verbal discourse; Americans generally speak in short, didactic, and punctuated sentences. When an American with no previous background in lexical differences produced by continental Europeans comes across translated works possessing such characteristics, there can be a tendency, however innocent, to be critical of such works, regardless of the parochial nature displayed by such knee-jerk criticisms - and yet, over time, these limitations can be overcome and eventually be valued as a different type of communication form holding intricacies and multi-faceted expositions in classical narrative style. Yes, if you can follow that sentence, that's what it can be like. But LeGoff's work is simply a masterpiece of scholarship which I can truly say (in spite of the ironic sense of contradiction) is truly fascinating and enjoyable to read.

LeGoff's work is truly immersive in nature. One does not get the sense that we are reading ABOUT medieval Europe, but rather that we are reading IN medieval Europe. Large portions of the book diverge from typical factual expositions of the period and explicate the sensory world of the period, including medieval thought, beliefs, and worldview. We also witness the growth of the medieval church, and the church's connection with emergent governments as the nation-states of Europe (France and Germany in particular) begin to take nascent form after the Treaty of Verdun in 843AD. This is a story too complex and variegated in detail to be completely covered in so short a text, but LeGoff does a masterful job of informing us of the particulars to support the narrative of the work. We are also introduced to the notion of "work" as a medieval construct, and how the commoner lived his life to support himself and his family. Feudalism, of course, plays a central role in any such story, in spite of the protests concerning use of the term, and so we are introduced to most every major theme present in the period.

In summary, LeGoff's work is a standard read for medieval history, and should not be overlooked even when more recent works have been released on the same subject. (And to see the immense amount of work LeGoff has put into other works on the same period, simply do a search in Amazon on his name, or click the link for his name directly under the title of this book at the top of the page.) Highly recommended.

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Kenneth L. Matheny

Indispensable!

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2017

This is a remarkable book. It's relatively short but manages to cover every significant aspect of Medieval civilization in quite a bit of detail. It is not, strictly speaking, a history of the Middle Ages. Rather it is an exceptionally penetrating analysis of Medieval thought, attitudes, religion, art, literature, politics, and economic life. Amazingly, Le Goff does an impressive job discussing in considerable detail writings from the period that illustrate his insights. Truly, if there is a scholar of Medieval society who is more knowledgeable or who writes more beautifully, I'd like to know. Le Goff blew me away with his scholarship. He seems to have read everything, literally, produced during the Middle Ages and everything written about the Middle Ages. But he's done more than read. He has managed to imaginatively put himself into this era and to understand it in depth. I read some comments about the writing style, and have to confess I don't understand the criticisms. Le Goff writes beautifully, with a lucid style and vivid imagery. I've read many excellent books about the Middle Ages; none of them compares to Le Goff's book. It's not for beginners, though. But, if you have a basic understanding of the history of this period, you will be able to comprehend Le Goff's astonishing insights with little difficulty.

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Peter Jameson

An incredible synthesis of history...

Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2010

I'm not an expert. In fact, this book acts as the foundation for my understanding of Medieval civilization. Nothing I have found anywhere else in history or in current observations of the human condition has substantially refuted the findings of this book. It does bounce around a little and does require Google for a lot of the places and names that you are assumed to already know. That makes it a slow book to read for the layman but it is what I wish every history book was. Far better than just trudging through the stories of the leaders and elites in chronological order, it delves a lot deeper and the analysis, at least to me, is always honest.

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Tomas Cvrcek

A masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2000

This is perhaps the most important and influential book on the Middle Ages on the market right now. Written clearly in the good traditions of the Annales school, it is more of a sociological study into the society of the Middle ages. So, if you want the usual narrative about what happened when, then perhaps this is not the book for you. However, as an insight into the culture, social organization and general life throughout the Middle Ages, this is by far the best book one could find. I thought it was very well complemented by "Mediaeval Callings", a book edited by Jacques Le Goff.

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