Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Mi casa es su casa
I also found the part about the domus to very interesting. It is more than a house, more than four walls, and even more than the immediate family that lives within it's walls. The concept of the domus allowed for a variety of formats for the "family" and included servants, concubines, in-laws, and guests. It was a community that chose itself to a degree larger than is allowed to families today. Or maybe we are coming back around to the fluid concept of family, or domus, that was more convenient in a far away, if not more simple, time?
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you and Luke that the emphasis on the domus tells us a lot about both the community of Montaillou and also about Ladurie and his need to anchor the story to some discernible, familiar concept. The contrast Ladurie highlights between the villagers, whose lives revolved around the domus, and the shepherds who drifted about without this critical aspect in their lives was intriguing. Despite the differences, Ladurie seemed to conclude that both lifestyles could yield a certain amount of happiness, but I got the feeling that the carefree life of Pierre the shepherd was more relaxed and enjoyable than the lives of the domus-dwellers.
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