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Jacques Le Goff

October 15, 2023

Jacques Le Goff (French pronunciation: [ʒak lə ɡɔf]; 1 January 1924 – 1 April 2014) was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages, particularly the 12th and 13th centuries.[1]

Jacques Le Goff
Born(1924-01-01)1 January 1924
Toulon, France
Died1 April 2014(2014-04-01) (aged 90)
Paris, France
OccupationHistorian, medievalist
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
GenreHistorian

Le Goff championed the Annales School movement, which emphasizes long-term trends over the topics of politics, diplomacy, and war that dominated 19th-century historical research. From 1972 to 1977, he was the head of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS) in Paris. He was a leading figure of New History, related to cultural history. Le Goff argued that the Middle Ages formed a civilization of its own, distinct from both Classical Antiquity and the modern world.

Life and writings Edit

A prolific medievalist of international renown, Le Goff was sometimes considered the principal heir and continuator of the movement known as Annales School (École des Annales), founded by his intellectual mentor Marc Bloch. Le Goff succeeded Fernand Braudel in 1972 at the head of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) and was succeeded by François Furet in 1977. Along with Pierre Nora, he was one of the leading figures of New History (Nouvelle histoire) in the 1970s.

Subsequently, he dedicated himself to studies on the historical anthropology of Western Europe during medieval times. He was well known for contesting the very name of "Middle Ages" and its chronology, highlighting achievements of this period and variations inside it, in particular by attracting attention to the Renaissance of the 12th century.

In his 1984 book The Birth of Purgatory, he argued that the conception of purgatory as a physical place, rather than merely as a state, dates to the 12th century, the heyday of medieval otherworld-journey narratives such as the Irish Visio Tnugdali, and of pilgrims' tales about St Patrick's Purgatory, a cavelike entrance to purgatory on a remote island in Ireland.[2] Alexander Lee argued in History Today, "This innovative use of popular culture to uncover the roots of a central idea in the religious thought of the Middle Ages was firmly within the Annales tradition, but extended the boundaries of the Annalistes’ approach in such a way that its broader potential as an historiographical methodology was almost beyond question."[3]

An agnostic, Le Goff presented an equidistant position between the detractors and the apologists of the Middle Ages.

Among his numerous works were two widely accepted biographies, a genre that his school did not usually favour: the life of Louis IX, the only King of France to be canonized, and the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Italian mendicant friar.

In October 2000 he received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pavia. He was also nominated Academician of Studium, Accademia di Casale e del Monferrato, Italy.

In 2004, he received the Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for History from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]

Honours and awards Edit

Honours Edit

Awards Edit

Acknowledgement Edit

Honorary degrees Edit

Selected bibliography Edit

Works Edit

  • Time, Work, & Culture in the Middle Ages, translated by Arthur Goldhammer. (Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 1980)
  • Constructing the Past: Essays in Historical Methodology, edited by Jacques Le Goff and Pierre Nora. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985)
  • Le Goff, Jacques (1992). The medieval imagination. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-47085-6. OCLC 28910511.
  • Your Money or Your Life: Economy and Religion in the Middle Ages, translated by Patricia Ranum. (New York : Zone Books, 1988)
  • Le Goff, Jacques (1988). Medieval civilization, 400-1500 (in Spanish). Translated by Julia Barrow. Oxford, UK New York, NY, USA: B. Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-17566-7. OCLC 17413135.
  • Le Goff, Jacques (1997). The medieval world. Translated by Lydia G. Cochrane. London: Parkgate Books. ISBN 978-1-85585-385-0. OCLC 39802968.
  • Le Goff, Jacques (1984). The birth of Purgatory. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-47083-2. OCLC 9196464.
  • Goff, Jacques (1992). History and memory. Translated by Steven Rendall and Elizabeth Claman. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-07590-9. OCLC 26014680.
  • Le Goff, Jacques (1993). Intellectuals in the Middle Ages. Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-18519-2. OCLC 26722904.
  • Saint Louis (Paris: Gallimard, 1996)
  • Saint Francis of Assisi, trans. Christine Rhone (London: Routledge, 2003)
  • The Birth of Europe, translated by Janet Lloyd. (Oxford: Blackwell, 2005)
  • In Search of Sacred Time, translated by Lydia G. Cochrane (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014)
  • Must We Divide History into Periods?, translated by M.B. DeBevoise, Columbia University Press, 160 pp., 2015)

Notes Edit

  1. ^ Agence France-Presse in Paris (2014-04-01). "Influential medieval historian Jacques Le Goff dies aged 90 | World news". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ^ purgatory, page 4 of 6
  3. ^ Lee, Alexander. "Twilight of the History Gods: Jacques Le Goff, 1924-2014 | History Today". History Today. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ^ Press release at KNAW website 2006-06-18 at the Wayback Machine

References Edit

  • Miri Rubin, ed. The Work of Jacques Le Goff and the Challenges of Medieval History (Cambridge: Boydell, 1997).
  • Utz, Richard. "'Mes souvenirs sont peut-être reconstruits': Medieval Studies, Medievalism, and the Scholarly and Popular Memories of the 'Right of the Lord's First Night,'" Philologie im Netz 31 (2005), 49–59. (on Le Goff's autobiographical A la recherche du moyen age. Paris: Louis Audibert, 2003).

External links Edit

  • Jacques Le Goff at IMDb
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  • "The history of innovation and revolt". Eurozine. September 5, 2003. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  • Il Medioevo Europeo di Jacques Le Goff 2005-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

October 15, 2023
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Jacques Le Goff French pronunciation ʒak le ɡɔf 1 January 1924 1 April 2014 was a French historian and prolific author specializing in the Middle Ages particularly the 12th and 13th centuries 1 Jacques Le GoffBorn 1924 01 01 1 January 1924Toulon FranceDied1 April 2014 2014 04 01 aged 90 Paris FranceOccupationHistorian medievalistNationalityFrenchAlma materEcole Normale SuperieureGenreHistorianLe Goff championed the Annales School movement which emphasizes long term trends over the topics of politics diplomacy and war that dominated 19th century historical research From 1972 to 1977 he was the head of the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences EHESS in Paris He was a leading figure of New History related to cultural history Le Goff argued that the Middle Ages formed a civilization of its own distinct from both Classical Antiquity and the modern world Contents 1 Life and writings 2 Honours and awards 2 1 Honours 2 2 Awards 2 3 Acknowledgement 2 4 Honorary degrees 3 Selected bibliography 3 1 Works 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLife and writings EditA prolific medievalist of international renown Le Goff was sometimes considered the principal heir and continuator of the movement known as Annales School Ecole des Annales founded by his intellectual mentor Marc Bloch Le Goff succeeded Fernand Braudel in 1972 at the head of the Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales EHESS and was succeeded by Francois Furet in 1977 Along with Pierre Nora he was one of the leading figures of New History Nouvelle histoire in the 1970s Subsequently he dedicated himself to studies on the historical anthropology of Western Europe during medieval times He was well known for contesting the very name of Middle Ages and its chronology highlighting achievements of this period and variations inside it in particular by attracting attention to the Renaissance of the 12th century In his 1984 book The Birth of Purgatory he argued that the conception of purgatory as a physical place rather than merely as a state dates to the 12th century the heyday of medieval otherworld journey narratives such as the Irish Visio Tnugdali and of pilgrims tales about St Patrick s Purgatory a cavelike entrance to purgatory on a remote island in Ireland 2 Alexander Lee argued in History Today This innovative use of popular culture to uncover the roots of a central idea in the religious thought of the Middle Ages was firmly within the Annales tradition but extended the boundaries of the Annalistes approach in such a way that its broader potential as an historiographical methodology was almost beyond question 3 An agnostic Le Goff presented an equidistant position between the detractors and the apologists of the Middle Ages Among his numerous works were two widely accepted biographies a genre that his school did not usually favour the life of Louis IX the only King of France to be canonized and the life of Saint Francis of Assisi the Italian mendicant friar In October 2000 he received an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pavia He was also nominated Academician of Studium Accademia di Casale e del Monferrato Italy In 2004 he received the Dr A H Heineken Prize for History from the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences 4 Honours and awards EditHonours Edit Commander of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Awards Edit Dan David Prize Award 2007 Heineken Prizes 2004 CNRS Gold Medal 1991 Grand Prix national d Histoire France 1987 Prix Tevere Rome Italy Award of Fondation de FranceAcknowledgement Edit Member of the Academia Europaea Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters Member of the Medieval Academy of AmericaHonorary degrees Edit Universite catholique de Louvain Sapienza University of Rome University of Pavia Universita degli Studi di Parma University of Warsaw University of Bucharest Eotvos Lorand University Babeș Bolyai University Jagiellonian University Charles University Hebrew University of JerusalemSelected bibliography EditWorks Edit Time Work amp Culture in the Middle Ages translated by Arthur Goldhammer Chicago amp London University of Chicago Press 1980 Constructing the Past Essays in Historical Methodology edited by Jacques Le Goff and Pierre Nora Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1985 Le Goff Jacques 1992 The medieval imagination Translated by Arthur Goldhammer Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 978 0 226 47085 6 OCLC 28910511 Your Money or Your Life Economy and Religion in the Middle Ages translated by Patricia Ranum New York Zone Books 1988 Le Goff Jacques 1988 Medieval civilization 400 1500 in Spanish Translated by Julia Barrow Oxford UK New York NY USA B Blackwell ISBN 978 0 631 17566 7 OCLC 17413135 Le Goff Jacques 1997 The medieval world Translated by Lydia G Cochrane London Parkgate Books ISBN 978 1 85585 385 0 OCLC 39802968 Le Goff Jacques 1984 The birth of Purgatory Chicago University of Chicago Press ISBN 978 0 226 47083 2 OCLC 9196464 Goff Jacques 1992 History and memory Translated by Steven Rendall and Elizabeth Claman New York Columbia University Press ISBN 978 0 231 07590 9 OCLC 26014680 Le Goff Jacques 1993 Intellectuals in the Middle Ages Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan Cambridge MA Blackwell ISBN 978 0 631 18519 2 OCLC 26722904 Saint Louis Paris Gallimard 1996 Saint Francis of Assisi trans Christine Rhone London Routledge 2003 The Birth of Europe translated by Janet Lloyd Oxford Blackwell 2005 In Search of Sacred Time translated by Lydia G Cochrane Princeton Princeton University Press 2014 Must We Divide History into Periods translated by M B DeBevoise Columbia University Press 160 pp 2015 Notes Edit Agence France Presse in Paris 2014 04 01 Influential medieval historian Jacques Le Goff dies aged 90 World news theguardian com Retrieved 2014 04 01 purgatory page 4 of 6 Lee Alexander Twilight of the History Gods Jacques Le Goff 1924 2014 History Today History Today Retrieved 2020 11 05 Press release at KNAW website Archived 2006 06 18 at the Wayback MachineReferences EditMiri Rubin ed The Work of Jacques Le Goff and the Challenges of Medieval History Cambridge Boydell 1997 Utz Richard Mes souvenirs sont peut etre reconstruits Medieval Studies Medievalism and the Scholarly and Popular Memories of the Right of the Lord s First Night Philologie im Netz 31 2005 49 59 on Le Goff s autobiographical A la recherche du moyen age Paris Louis Audibert 2003 External links EditJacques Le Goff at IMDb Dan David Prize laureate 2007 The history of innovation and revolt Eurozine September 5 2003 Retrieved April 14 2020 Il Medioevo Europeo di Jacques Le Goff Archived 2005 08 24 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jacques Le Goff amp oldid 1174402680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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