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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
Johan Huizinga
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Hardcover. This volume presents the life, thought and art of 14th and 15th-century France and the Netherlands. For the author, this period marked an important phase of medieval life and thought. First published in 1919, this English edition has all previous mis-translations corrected. Translator(s): Payton, Rodney J.; Mammitzsch, Ulrich. Num Pages: 560 pages, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 660.
"Herfsttij der Middeluwen", or "The Autumn of the Middle Ages" - the original title - is a portrait of life thought, and art in 14th and 15th century France and the Netherlands. For Huizinga, this period marked not the birth of a dramatically new era in history, the Renaissance, but the fullest, ripest phase of medieval life and thought. Now, for the first time ever, the original version of this classic work has been translated into English. In the 1924 translation, Fritz Hopman adapted, reduced, and altered the Dutch edition - softening Huizinga's often passionate arguments, dulling his nuances, and ... Read more
"Herfsttij der Middeluwen", or "The Autumn of the Middle Ages" - the original title - is a portrait of life thought, and art in 14th and 15th century France and the Netherlands. For Huizinga, this period marked not the birth of a dramatically new era in history, the Renaissance, but the fullest, ripest phase of medieval life and thought. Now, for the first time ever, the original version of this classic work has been translated into English. In the 1924 translation, Fritz Hopman adapted, reduced, and altered the Dutch edition - softening Huizinga's often passionate arguments, dulling his nuances, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
490
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226359922
SKU
V9780226359922
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