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Inventing the Middle Ages

- The Lives, Works, and Ideas of the Great Medievalists of the Twentieth Century
Af: Norman F. Cantor Engelsk Paperback

Inventing the Middle Ages

- The Lives, Works, and Ideas of the Great Medievalists of the Twentieth Century
Af: Norman F. Cantor Engelsk Paperback
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The Middle Ages, in our cultural imagination, are besieged with ideas of wars, tournaments, plagues, saints and kings, knights, lords and ladies. In his era-defining work, Inventing the Middle Ages, Norman Cantor shows that these presuppositions are in fact constructs of the twentieth century. Through close study of the lives and works of twenty of the twentieth century''s most prominent medievalists, Cantor examines how the genesis of this fantasy arose in the scholars'' spiritual and emotional outlooks, which influenced their portrayals of the Middle Ages. In the course of this vigorous scrutiny of their scholarship, he navigates the strong personalities and creative minds involved with deft skill.Written with both students and the general public in mind, Inventing the Middle Ages provided an alternative framework for the teaching of the humanities. Revealing the interconnection between medieval civilisation, the culture of the twentieth century and our own assumptions, Cantor provides a unique standpoint both forwards and backwards. As lively and engaging today as when it was first published in 1991, his analysis offers readers the core essentials of the subject in an entertaining and humorous fashion.
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The Middle Ages, in our cultural imagination, are besieged with ideas of wars, tournaments, plagues, saints and kings, knights, lords and ladies. In his era-defining work, Inventing the Middle Ages, Norman Cantor shows that these presuppositions are in fact constructs of the twentieth century. Through close study of the lives and works of twenty of the twentieth century''s most prominent medievalists, Cantor examines how the genesis of this fantasy arose in the scholars'' spiritual and emotional outlooks, which influenced their portrayals of the Middle Ages. In the course of this vigorous scrutiny of their scholarship, he navigates the strong personalities and creative minds involved with deft skill.Written with both students and the general public in mind, Inventing the Middle Ages provided an alternative framework for the teaching of the humanities. Revealing the interconnection between medieval civilisation, the culture of the twentieth century and our own assumptions, Cantor provides a unique standpoint both forwards and backwards. As lively and engaging today as when it was first published in 1991, his analysis offers readers the core essentials of the subject in an entertaining and humorous fashion.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 480
ISBN-13: 9780718896690
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 0718896696
Kategori: Verdenshistorie
Udg. Dato: 29 jun 2023
Længde: 33mm
Bredde: 233mm
Højde: 155mm
Forlag: James Clarke & Co Ltd
Oplagsdato: 29 jun 2023
Forfatter(e): Norman F. Cantor
Forfatter(e) Norman F. Cantor


Kategori Verdenshistorie


ISBN-13 9780718896690


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 480


Udgave


Længde 33mm


Bredde 233mm


Højde 155mm


Udg. Dato 29 jun 2023


Oplagsdato 29 jun 2023


Forlag James Clarke & Co Ltd

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