The Color of Melancholy The Uses of Books in the Fourteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Cerquiglini-Toulet, Jacqueline |
| Translator:
| Cochrane, Lydia |
| Foreword by:
| Chartier, Roger |
| Series title: | Parallax |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5381-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1997 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $47.00 |
Book Description:
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In the fourteenth century, French writers saw themselves in the winter of literature, a time for retreat into reflection. They were beset by wars, plague, famine, and social unrest. In the midst of their troubles they made an important discovery: books. In The Color of Melancholy, Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet explores the subject of books and ......
In the fourteenth century, French writers saw themselves in the winter of literature, a time for retreat into reflection. They were beset by wars, plague, famine, and social unrest. In the midst of their troubles they made an important discovery: books. In The Color of Melancholy, Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet explores the subject of books and ......