Worrying about Emotions in History

Rosenwein, Barbara H. (2001) Worrying about Emotions in History. The American historical review, 107 (3). pp. 821-845. ISSN 0002-8762

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Abstract

As a medievalist, I have cause to be worried about emotions in history. I do not worry about the emotions themselves: people in the past, as now, expressed joy, sorrow, anger, fear, and many other feelings; these emotions had multiple meanings then (as they do today); they had their effects on others and were manipulated in turn (as ours do and are). What medievalists - indeed, all historians who want to get their history right - must worry about is how historians have treated emotions in history. The purpose of this article is to survey the historiography of emotions in Western history and to suggest some fresh ways to think about the topic.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History
Depositing User:	dr Vincenzo De Luise
Date Deposited:	28 Dec 2014 16:38
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2014 16:38
URI:	http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/1124

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