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A History of Private Life by Philippe Ariès and Georges Duby, general editors is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is A History of Private Life about?

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves―from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces. The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.

Who reads A History of Private Life?

Author

Philippe Ariès and Georges Duby, general editors

Publisher

Belknap Press of Harvard University Press; Belknap Press

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780674400030

Category

history

Subjects

Anthropology, Fiction, Reference

Rating

4 / 5 (719 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13