Synopses & Reviews
Review
This is a bold and seductive book...Richly illustrated, with contributions from foremost French historians, it is set fair to become the authoritative history of intimacy in the early modern West.
About the Author
Georges Duby, a member of the Acadandeacute;mie Franandccedil;aise, is Professor of Medieval History at the Collandegrave;ge de France.
Table of Contents
Introduction
by Philippe Ariandegrave;s1. Figures of Modernity
by Yves Castan, Franandccdeil;ois Lebrun, Roger Chartier
Introduction
by RogerChartier
Politics and Private Life
The Two Reformations: Communal Devotion and Personal Piety
ThePractical Impact of Writing
2. Forms of Privatization
by Jacques Revel, Orest Ranum, Jean-Louis Flandrin, Jacques Gandeacute;lis, MadelaineFoisil, Jean Marie Goulemot
Introduction
by Roger Chartier
TheUses of Civility
The Refuges of Intimacy
Distinction through Taste
The Child: From Anonymity toIndividuality
The Literature of Intimacy
Literary Practices: Publicizing the Private
3. Community,State, and Family: Trajectories and Tensions
by Nicole Castan, Maurice Aymard, Alain Collomp, Daniel Fabre, Arlette Farge
Introduction
by Roger Chartier
The Public and the Private
Friends and Neighbors
Families: Habitations and Cohabitations
Families: Privacy versus Custom
The Honor and Secrecy of Families
Epilogue
by Roger Chartier
Notes
Bibliography
Credits
Index