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The Life of an Unknown: The Rediscovered World of a Clog Maker in Nineteenth-Century France
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hardcover. Corbin recreates the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived: Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who lived during the heart of the nineteenth century -- the age of Romanticism, of Hugo and Berlioz -- from the Napoleonic Wars to the Third Republic. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
"My task is piecing together a puzzle...I hope to reconstitute the existence of a person whose memory has been abolished...I want to re-create him, to give him a second chance...to become part of the memory of his century." With these words, Alain Corbin embarks on a journey that is part history and part metaphysics: recreating the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived. Risen from death and utter obscurity is Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who ... Read more
"My task is piecing together a puzzle...I hope to reconstitute the existence of a person whose memory has been abolished...I want to re-create him, to give him a second chance...to become part of the memory of his century." With these words, Alain Corbin embarks on a journey that is part history and part metaphysics: recreating the life and world of a man about whom nothing is known except for his entries in the civil registries and historical knowledge about the times in which he lived. Risen from death and utter obscurity is Louis-Francois Pinagot, a forester and clog maker who ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231118408
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V9780231118408
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About The Life Of An Unknown The Redi
Alain Corbin is a professor at University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne. He is the leading figure among French historians who have concentrated on "ordinary people." Known for his originality and iconoclastic work, Corbin is the author of The Foul and the Fragrant, The Lure of the Sea, and, most recently, Village Bells: The Culture of the Senses in Nineteenth-Century ... Read more
Reviews for The Life of an Unknown: The Rediscovered World of a Clog Maker in Nineteenth-Century France
A splendid job...put[s] flesh on the bones of a small society and a corner of France that stand out more clearly thanks to his work.
Eugen Weber American Historical Review An outstanding example of 'speculative history'from one of France's greatest social and cultural historians... Masterfully translated by Arthur Goldhammer, this work will be particularly fascinating for all those who ... Read more
Eugen Weber American Historical Review An outstanding example of 'speculative history'from one of France's greatest social and cultural historians... Masterfully translated by Arthur Goldhammer, this work will be particularly fascinating for all those who ... Read more