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Jasmin's Witch
Analyzes a 19th century French poem telling about an incident of witchcraft in a village in Gascony
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
222 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1987
About the author
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
144 books77 followersEmmanuel Le Roy Ladurie was a French historian whose work is mainly focused upon Languedoc in the ancient regime, particularly the history of the peasantry.
Emmanuel Ladurie was professor at the Collège de France and, since 1973, chair, department of history of modern civilization. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur Général of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences); Agrégé of the University, Doctor of Letters; Commander of the Legion of Honor (1996); and has taught at the universities of Montpellier, the Sorbonne, and Paris VII. Dr. Ladurie is the author of many historical works, including Les Paysans de Languedoc (1966), Histoire du Climat depuis l'An Mil (second ed., 1983), Montaillou, village occitan (1975), Le Territoire, de l'Historien (2 vols., 1973, 1978), Le Carnaval de Romans, 1579-1580 (1980), L'Etat royal (1987), L'Ancien Regime (1991), Le Siècle de Platter (1995), and Saint-Simon, le systeme de la Cour (1997).
Emmanuel Ladurie was professor at the Collège de France and, since 1973, chair, department of history of modern civilization. He has had a distinguished career, serving as Administrateur Général of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (1987-94); member of the Institute (Academy of Moral and Political Sciences); Agrégé of the University, Doctor of Letters; Commander of the Legion of Honor (1996); and has taught at the universities of Montpellier, the Sorbonne, and Paris VII. Dr. Ladurie is the author of many historical works, including Les Paysans de Languedoc (1966), Histoire du Climat depuis l'An Mil (second ed., 1983), Montaillou, village occitan (1975), Le Territoire, de l'Historien (2 vols., 1973, 1978), Le Carnaval de Romans, 1579-1580 (1980), L'Etat royal (1987), L'Ancien Regime (1991), Le Siècle de Platter (1995), and Saint-Simon, le systeme de la Cour (1997).
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August 23, 2018
So, the actual poem was glorious! But why the three stars I hear you ask? The reasons being the beginning and end chapters.
They were boringly monotonous and repetitive; going over the same information and using the same quotes, without getting to a point. I was around forty pages into the first chapter, which went with blurred boredom, until I decided to skip to the poem itself.
Once I'd read the poem, I decided to give the final background chapter a chance, but to no avail. It was a repeat of the first chapter, which to me seemed rather pointless. It came across that the author tried to draw it out as long as possible, which became tedious.
For the poem alone, I would give it 4.5 stars. However, the beginning and final chapters spoilt the whole act of reading this book, hence the 3 stars.
It is really a shame.
They were boringly monotonous and repetitive; going over the same information and using the same quotes, without getting to a point. I was around forty pages into the first chapter, which went with blurred boredom, until I decided to skip to the poem itself.
Once I'd read the poem, I decided to give the final background chapter a chance, but to no avail. It was a repeat of the first chapter, which to me seemed rather pointless. It came across that the author tried to draw it out as long as possible, which became tedious.
For the poem alone, I would give it 4.5 stars. However, the beginning and final chapters spoilt the whole act of reading this book, hence the 3 stars.
It is really a shame.
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