Isbn: 9780140137026 - the waning of the middle ages: a study of the forms of life, thought,and art in france and the netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (11 risultati)

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Softcover. Condizione: Fair. Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung; Starke Gebrauchsspuren. This classic study of art, life, and thought in France and the Netherlands during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries is one of the most insightful analyses of the medieval period. Authored by Dutch historian John Huizinga, it argues that the era of declining chivalry encapsulated the spirit of its time, presenting its figures and events as a culmination of the old rather than a precursor to the Renaissance. The text explores various themes, including the violent nature of medieval life, the concept of chivalry, love conventions, religious practices, and the symbolism that permeated the era. It offers a perspective on the late Middle Ages through the insights of artists, theologians, poets, chroniclers, princes, and statesmen, revealing the complexity of medieval existence--its splendor and simplicity, courtesy and cruelty, idealism and despair, as well as its religious, artistic, and practical dimensions. Regarded as a landmark in historical scholarship, this work is also celebrated for its literary quality. Huizinga's vivid narrative style transforms a rich array of facts into an engaging account, making it an invaluable resource for students and scholars of medieval history while also captivating general readers intrigued by the Middle Ages.…

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Waning of the Middle Ages ? Johan Huizinga (Penguin Books, 1990 edition) History buffs, cultural theorists, and lovers of medieval oddities rejoice ? here?s Johan Huizinga?s classic study of the final centuries of the Middle Ages, back when knights were a bit rusty, courtly love had gone melodramatic, and the whole medieval enterprise was showing its age. In this elegantly written work, Huizinga explores the art, literature, politics, and everyday life of late medieval France and the Low Countries, showing how a world obsessed with chivalry, pageantry, and symbolism was, in fact, in decline. This is the 1990 Penguin paperback edition ? a sturdy, respectable copy with a bit of shelf wear and the sort of mild yellowing that gives a book gravitas (and that faint nostalgic aroma of ?old library?). Pages are clean, spine unbroken, and it?s ready to transport you to a time when the end of an era was playing out in sumptuous style. Perfect for those who want their history richly textured, their scholarship accessible, and their medieval knights ever so slightly past their prime. THIS BOOK BEARS THE CRAPPY OLD BOOKS STAMP. IF THAT IS UNDESIRABLE PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS. THE STAMP MARKS WHICH IS USUALLY TO THE FRONT AND BACK INNER PAGES SAYS SOLD BY CRAPPY OLD BOOKS WITH WEB SITE URL. IT IN NO WAY DEMINISHED FROM THE READING. IF YOU WANT A PRISTINE BOOK, PLEASE FIND ANOTHER BOOK IN BETTER CONDITION SOMEWHERE ELSE. …

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