The plague was not merely a medical catastrophe—it was a pro... - Jacques Le Goff

"The plague was not merely a medical catastrophe—it was a profound restructuring of meaning and social organization."

Jacques Le Goff Death

Historian French 1924–2014

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"The Middle Ages was not a dark age, but an age of light transformed into different forms."

"Time is a social construction, not a natural phenomenon."

"Memory is the treasure and the steward of all things."

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."

"Death doesn't scare me anymore."

"Death and I are old friends."

"Welcome to my world."

"Death is just the beginning."