'Le Goff transformed views of the Middle Ages from a dark and backward time to a period that laid the foundations for modern western civilisation.' - The Guardian'The richness, imaginativeness and sheer learning of Le Goff's work... demand to be experienced.' - Times Literary Supplement'Le Goff is one of the most distinguished of the French medieval historians of his generation' - New York Review of Books'Le Goff seems to have presaged so many of the new ways of making history: exploring religious cultures, paying attention to the period’s fantasies and fears, reflecting on time and sound. Above all, he inspired as a teacher, communicator and writer.' - History Today'Praise for this work on its first appearance was unstinting, and that it should now be available in an excellent translation by Christine Rhone should inspire similar reactions among a wider audience. ... a short, powerful and rewarding study of one of the most striking of medieval figures.' - Church Times