Privacy and Solitude

by Diana Webb

Book Reviews

  • @jgordonshare Excellent question. Even in the Middle Ages there were spaces for introverts. See Privacy and Solitude: The Medieval Discovery of Personal Space https://t.co/0oo5TzN9VILink to Tweet
  • @Greeneland And if you want to go waaaaay back in time, try "Privacy and Solitude" https://t.co/wEIxkfXNMZLink to Tweet

About Book

Most people in the middle ages shared communal living space and lived most of their lives publicly in the midst of other people. Slowly, however, the wealthy began to build parts of their houses that were private and where private activities, such as reading, could be enjoyed. This was a new development and differed from the solitude of the hermit and the silence of the monk. Diana Webb traces what this meant for men and women growing sense of individuality in this highly original book.