Henri Pirenne, Historian

A Life in Pictures

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest historiansHenri Pirenne (1862-1935) was a Belgian historian of international stature. He had an intellectual reputation that extended far beyond the borders of his own country. The Histoire de Belgique, which he published in the early decades of the twentieth century, was regarded as a model of innovative national history. His ideas about the development of the medieval city attracted attention, and his thesis on the influence of Islam on European history initiated a debate that continues today. Pirenne is now established as one of the twentieth century's greatest historians, who inspired not just a whole generation of French historians, but numerous other European and American intellectuals too.This book is not merely a writer's oeuvre. It is a life in pictures: Pirenne's biography is probingly enhanced by means of original and attractive pictorial material. The photos illustrate how the historian was intellectually formed and how his career developed. They illuminate the growth of his oeuvre and the rise of his reputation. They depict his teachers and friends. They recapture the events at which he was honoured, and his wartime exile.Henri Pirenne, Historian: A Life in Pictures opens to view the work and life of an historian whose significance continues to be recognised well beyond the confines of his own discipline.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-11-21
Mått170 x 239 x undefined mm
Vikt454 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLipsius Leuven
Antal sidor124
FörlagLeuven University Press
ISBN9789058678850

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CONTENTS9 Milestones13 The formative years, 1862-189013 Background and childhood15 Training in Belgium and abroad26 A young medievalist on new paths29 Paterfamilias31 The productive years, 1890-191431 The pre-war oeuvre38 An enviable status43 The First World War as turning-point, 1914-192243 Broken relationships44 Orchestrated resistance46 Exile in Germany56 The new Pirenne73 An eminent historian, 1922-193573 The Nouvelle Histoire76 The American connection84 Mahomet et Charlemagne92 The completion of the Histoire de Belgique97 Nachleben97 Death of an historian103 Posthumous publications108 Far-reaching influence113 Literature115 The Pirenne Archive at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB)117 Origin of the illustrations123 Acknowledgements

This small, elegant and insightful book makes it easy to appreciate the integral man and his scholarship. It draws heavily on the Pirenne archives at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Ghent University Library, both of which have recently had exhibitions focused on material in their holdings.[6] In about 50 pages of text (pictures, reproductions of documents and diary pages, chronologies and bibliographies take up the greater part of the book's 120 pages) it locates Pirenne in his time and place, in European events and in the world of academic historians in Europe, especially in Germany, France and the Netherlands. The influences on his ideas, methods of research and narrative style are suggested through his experiences and connections, rather than textual analysis.Martin O. Heisler, University of Maryland, Medievally Speaking