Inventing the Middle Ages

by Norman F. Cantor

On Sale: 02/26/1993

Inventing the Middle Ages

by Norman F. Cantor

On Sale: 02/26/1993

Format:

National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee

About the Book

INVENTING THE MIDDLE AGES

The Lives, Works, and Ideas of the Great Medievalists of the Twentieth Century

In this ground-breaking work, Norman Cantor explains how our current notion of the Middle Ages-with its vivid images of wars, tournaments, plagues, saints and kings, knights and ladies-was born in the twentieth century. The medieval world was not simply excavated through systematic research. It had to be conceptually created: It had to be invented, and this is the story of that invention.

Norman Cantor focuses on the lives and works of twenty of the great medievalists of this century, demonstrating how the events of their lives, and their spiritual and emotional outlooks, influenced their interpretations of the Middle Ages. Cantor makes their scholarship an intensely personal and passionate exercise, full of color and controversy, displaying the strong personalities and creative minds that brought new insights about the past.

A revolution in academic method, this book is a breakthrough to a new way of teaching the humanities and historiography, to be enjoyed by student and general public alike. It takes an immense body of learning and transmits it so that readers come away fully informed of the essentials of the subject, perceiving the interconnection of medieval civilization with the culture of the twentieth century and having had a good time while doing it! This is a riveting, entertaining, humorous, and learned read, compulsory for anyone concerned about the past and future of Western civilization.

Resources

Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780688123024
  • ISBN 10: 0688123023
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 02/26/1993
  • Pages: 480
  • List Price:23.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
  • BISAC2 : POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General
  • BISAC3 : HISTORY / Historiography
  • BISAC4 : HISTORY / Medieval

Inventing the Middle Ages by Norman F. Cantor

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the web site's home page.

Other Booksellers

The broadest selection of online bookstores. The links will take you to the Web site's home page.

SELECT:

Specialty Booksellers

Interest-specific online venues and gift accounts that offer books for purchase. The links will take you to the store’s home page.

International Customers

If you are located outside Canada, the best way to order online is to choose from the following bookstores listed by region and country.