![]() ![]() ![]() Ariès is most famous for his statement that "in medieval society, the idea of childhood did not exist". Even today, Ariès remains the standard reference to the topic. This book stands pre-eminent in the history of childhood, as it was essentially the first book on the subject (although some antiquarian texts were in existence prior to this). He is known above all for his book L’Enfant et la Vie Familiale sous l’Ancien Régime (1960), which was translated into English as Centuries of Childhood (1962). Paradoxically, during Ariès' life, his work was often better known in the English-speaking world than it was in France itself. However, he also cooperated with many left-wing French historians and did so especially closely with Michel Foucault, who wrote his obituary. Ariès likewise contributed to La Nation française, a royalist review. ![]() He was initially close to the Action française, but with time distanced himself from it, viewing it as excessively authoritarian-hence his self-description as an "anarchist". His most prominent works regarded the change in the western attitudes towards death.Īriès regarded himself as a "right-wing anarchist". Ariès has written many books on the common daily life. ![]()
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