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050 4 _aCB
100 1 _aPower, Eileen,
_d1889-1940
245 1 0 _aMedieval People
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2004-08-09
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.
520 _a"Medieval People" by Eileen Power is a historical account published in the early 20th century, specifically in the early 1920s. The book delves into social history, focusing on the lives of ordinary individuals during the Middle Ages, rather than prominent historical figures. Power aims to bring to life the experiences of various classes within medieval society, highlighting anecdotes and realities of daily life. The opening of "Medieval People" presents the author’s perspective on the significance of social history, emphasizing its value in humanizing historical narratives. Power criticizes traditional historical approaches that often overlook the experiences of common people in favor of political events and notable figures. The initial section introduces the concept of reconstructing life through personal stories, using figures such as Bodo, a Frankish peasant, to illustrate the intricacies of medieval life. By framing history around the lives of unnamed individuals, Power seeks to engage readers with more relatable elements of the past, anchoring her narratives in actual historical materials while inviting deeper reflections on the human condition throughout the ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aCivilization, Medieval
653 _aGeography, Medieval
653 _aMarginality, Social -- Europe -- History -- To 1500
653 _aOccupations -- History
653 _aEurope -- Social conditions -- To 1492
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13144
999 _c54535
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