The Conversion of Herman the Jew: Autobiography, History, and Fiction in the Twelfth Century
Author:   Jean-Claude Schmitt ,  Alex J. Novikoff ,  Ruth Mazo Karras
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
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9780812242546


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   17 June 2010
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Jean-Claude Schmitt ,  Alex J. Novikoff ,  Ruth Mazo Karras
Publisher:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Imprint:   University of Pennsylvania Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780812242546


ISBN 10:   0812242548
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   17 June 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Praise for the French edition: A captivating reflection on the writing of history, more indispensable now than ever. -Philippe-Jean Catinchi, Le Monde des Livres A fascinating reflection on the role of truth in medieval history. -Isabelle Ruf, Le Temps Jean-Claude Schmitt demonstrates the fluidity of the line between history and fiction during the Middle Ages. -Sciences humaines et sociales


Jean-Claude Schmitt demonstrates the fluidity of the line between history and fiction during the Middle Ages. -Sciences humaines et sociales Schmitt takes us on a delightful journey through some of the topics that have interested medievalists most in recent years, through discussions of medieval autobiography, of dreams and images, and of the meaning of conversion, illuminating the ways in which the Opusculum is a text of its time. -Journal of Religion An important book that will stimulate historians to reflect anew on how to approach the multilayered realities of the past. -American Historical Review Praise for the French edition: A captivating reflection on the writing of history, more indispensable now than ever. -Philippe-Jean Catinchi, Le Monde des Livres A fascinating reflection on the role of truth in medieval history. -Isabelle Ruf, Le Temps


Praise for the French edition: A captivating reflection on the writing of history, more indispensable now than ever. -Philippe-Jean Catinchi, Le Monde des Livres A fascinating reflection on the role of truth in medieval history. -Isabelle Ruf, Le Temps Jean-Claude Schmitt demonstrates the fluidity of the line between history and fiction during the Middle Ages. -Sciences humaines et sociales


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Jean-Claude Schmitt is Directeur d'Etudes, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales. He is the author of many books, including Ghosts in the Middle Ages and The Holy Greyhound. Alex J. Novikoff teaches medieval history at Rhodes College.

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