1st Edition

An Analysis of Natalie Zemon Davis's The Return of Martin Guerre

By Joseph Tendler Copyright 2017
114 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

114 Pages
by Macat Library

Few stories are more captivating than the one told by Natalie Zemon Davis in The Return of Martin Guerre . Basing her research on records of a bizarre court case that occurred in 16th-century France, she uses the tale of a missing soldier – whose disappearance threatens the livelihood of his peasant wife – to explore complex social issues. Davis takes rich material – dramatic enough to have been... Read more

Ways in to the Text 

Who was Natalie Zemon Davis? 

What does The Return of Martin Guerre Say? 

Why does The Return of Martin Guerre Matter? 

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context  

Module 3: The Problem  

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas  

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement  

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate  

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms  

People Mentioned in the Text  

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Joseph Tendler received his PhD from the University of St Andrews. He is a specialist in Historiography, the study of how history is conceived and written, and is the author of Opponents of the Annales School.