Life In The Middle Ages: From the Seventh to the Thirteenth Century

by Hans-Werner Goetz and Hans Werner-Goetz

Book Overview

Historian Hans-Werner Goetz presents here the first comprehensive depiction of life in the earlier Middle Ages that focuses on everyday history. According to Goetz it is nearly impossible to write a history of everyday life during the earlier Middle Ages since the written sources of that age had entirely different purposes, never describing everyday life for its own sake. However, by drawing on chronicles, legal documents, and fiction, Goetz is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268013012
• ISBN13: 9780268013011
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"