Category Archives: Adriano Prosperi

Books received – Eco, Lefebvre, Mandrou, Moore and Fedorowich, Nerlich, Coletti, Deutsch, Prosperi

Posted on September 8, 2026 by stuartelden

A mix of books bought new or second-hand – Umberto Eco, How to Spot a Fascist; Henri Lefebvre (no, not that Henri Lefebvre), The Missing Pieces; Robert Mandrou, Magistrats et sorciers en France au XVIIe siècle: Une analyse de psychologie historique; … Continue reading →

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Puzzles, Patience and Clues: Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi

Posted on August 30, 2026 by stuartelden

In an interview with Maria Lúcia G. Pallares-Burke in October 1998, published in The New History: Confessions and Conversations, Carlo Ginzburg mentions the critical attitude he has to some of his earlier works. One was his 1970 book Il nicodemismo: Simulazione e dissimulazione … Continue reading →

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Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi, Puzzles: A Seminar on the ‘Benefit of Christ’ – trans. Thomas Haskell Simpson, Seagull, March 2026

Posted on July 25, 2026 by stuartelden

Carlo Ginzburg and Adriano Prosperi, Puzzles: A Seminar on the ‘Benefit of Christ’ – trans. Thomas Haskell Simpson, Seagull, March 2026 I’ve previously shared some of the many tributes to Ginzburg, who died in June. I hadn’t seen that this … Continue reading →

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