Volume 26, Number 17 · November 8, 1979
In the Alleys of Mentalité
By Lawrence Stone
Le territoire de l'historien
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
Gallimard, vol. II, 449 pp., 78 francs
The Territory of the Historian
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, translated by Ben Reynolds, by Siân Reynolds
University of Chicago Press, 345 pp., $21.00
Carnival in Romans
by Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie, translated by Mary Feeney
Braziller, 400 pp., $20.00
There cannot be much serious doubt that in the last twenty years Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie has been one of the most—if not the most—original, versatile, and imaginative historians in the world. He has also been one of the most productive; books, articles, and reviews by him have poured forth in an unending stream. Recently, moreover, he has acquired an almost unique capacity to capture the imagination of a mass audience, while still retaining the respect and admiration of his professional colleagues.
Review, 4666 words
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