St. Louis

Author: [French] Jacques Le Goff
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is an important work by Jacques Le Goff, a representative figure of the "New Historicism" in France, in the field of Western medieval studies. The author adopts a biographical form, utilizing extensive documentary materials to integrate the overall history and life history of historical figures, combining narrative with analysis, and portrays the legendary life of King Louis IX of France in the 13th century, who was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as a "saint."