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The Cathedral Age: Art and Society (980-1420) Author: Georges Duby (France) Publisher: Nanjing University Press
The Cathedral Age: Art and Society (980-1420) Author: Georges Duby (France) Publisher: Nanjing University Press
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Introduction · · · · · ·
★ Georges Dubuis, the greatest medieval historian in the second half of the 20th century, the undisputed giant in the French historical community after Fernand Braudel, and one of the third-generation representatives of the Annales School.
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★ A classic work that caused a sensation and had a far-reaching influence, an exquisite combination of literature and history, easy to understand and fascinating.
★ George Duby's first work for general readers, a masterpiece that popularizes medieval history and art.
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★Why did Paris become the third center of Europe after Greece and Rome?
★French art is unique, why did the Renaissance first arise in Italy?
★How does the magnificent history of Western civilization create a fascinating world of art?
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【Book Introduction】
Georges Dubuis is the greatest medieval historian in the second half of the 20th century. He is also the undisputed giant in French historiography after Fernand Braudel and one of the third generation representatives of the Annales School.
This landmark book, The Age of Cathedrals: Art and Society (980-1420), is George Duby's first work for the general public. It is a historical work on art and a classic work written by a historian in a literary style. It restores the creation of Western art in the Middle Ages into the magnificent history of Western civilization, showing us how the glory of "the capital of Europe" shifted from Greece and Rome to Paris, and why French civilization dominated for centuries, providing us with a key to understand the complex and fascinating world of art.
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【Editor's recommendation】
George Dubuis loved art all his life and placed it on the same level of importance as the history he loved. He developed a great passion when exploring medieval historical sites and art treasures, and then, with his profound academic knowledge of medieval history, he completed this great work, The Cathedral Age: Art and Society (980-1420), in the 1960s.
Most of George Duby's works are aimed at professional readers and are quite difficult. However, this book "The Age of Cathedrals" is one of his rare works aimed at ordinary readers. In this book, he strives to write beautifully and easily, in order to lead the most ordinary readers to appreciate the charm of the Middle Ages and stimulate their interest in medieval history. George Duby filmed a 9-episode historical film series based on this art history in the 1970s. This work has a far-reaching influence and is deeply loved, and the documentary was a sensation and widely circulated. Both can be said to be masterpieces that popularize medieval history and art. For readers who are interested in medieval history and European art, this book "The Age of Cathedrals" written by the great medieval historian for ordinary readers must be a masterpiece that cannot be missed! George Duby invites you to travel with him in his medieval territory!
About the Author · · · · · ·
【About the Author】
About the Author
Georges Duby (1919-1996) is the greatest medieval historian in the second half of the 20th century. He is the undisputed giant in the French historical community after Fernand Braudel and one of the third generation representatives of the Annales School. He has written "Sunday at Bouvines", "Knights, Women and Priests", "The Age of Cathedrals: Art and Society, 980-1420", etc. He has also edited "History of French Civilization", "History of Private Life", "History of Western Women", etc. His research covers all aspects of the Middle Ages.
About the Translator
Gu Xiaoyan, PhD in French Language and Literature from Nanjing University, is currently a French teacher at the School of Foreign Languages of Nanjing University of Finance and Economics. Her research focuses on translation theory and practice, and she has translated many works including Mozart and the Archduke's Coat, Pedro Almodóvar: The Man Who Subverts Tradition, The Woman in the Shadow, and The Love Story of Clara Schumann.
