THE Shadow Side of Community and the Growth of the Self

By Mary Wolff-Salin

Book Overview

To write this history of the imagination, Le Goff has recreated the mental structures of medieval men and women by analyzing the images of man as microcosm and the Church as mystical body; the symbols... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824508726
• ISBN13: 9780824508722
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing Company, The
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Outstanding resuorce of medieval thought

I found this title through a college course in which I read one chapter/essay and other students presented essays, as well. The nature of the writing was intriguing and the author's viewpoints were inspired and innovative, challenging some of the notions I had about medieval literature and culture. This book gets one of my highest recommendations for anyone seeking an overview of the Middle Ages from a cultural, literal, or artistic viewpoint. While I have not had time to read every essay yet, each one offers tantalizing new concepts to keep me reading more.