The Pastons and Their England: Studies in an Age of TransitionCambridge University Press, 13 de set. 1990 - 290 pàgines The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do fifteenth-century family. H. S. Bennett's classic study recreates beautifully their historical context and offers the additional perspectives provided by the letters of their correspondents: bishops and serving men, prisoners and dukes, priests and ribald companions. Among the intriguing areas of late medieval life which are explored are marriage, women's lives, education, travelling, the law and lawlessness, the clergy and the changing face of the English countryside. This account of the Pastons' England reveals an age of historical transition as it was played out in the daily challenges of individual lives. |
Continguts
THE RISE OF THE PASTONS | 1 |
THE PASTON FORTUNES | 18 |
MARRIAGE | 27 |
LOVE | 42 |
WOMENS LIFE | 51 |
PARENTS AND CHILDREN | 71 |
HOUSES AND FURNITURE | 87 |
EDUCATION AND BOOKS | 102 |
LAWLESSNESS | 180 |
RELIGION | 193 |
THE SECULAR CLERGY | 212 |
THE REGULAR CLERGY | 236 |
THE LIFE OF THE COUNTRYSIDE | 250 |
I BOOKS OF THE PASTON FAMILY | 261 |
II LIST OF JOURNEYS | 262 |
III COLLATION OF EDITIONS AND THE ORIGINAL LETTERS | 264 |
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The Pastons and Their England: Studies in an Age of Transition H. S. Bennett Previsualització limitada - 1990 |
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