Medieval Reader
Medieval Reader by Norman F. Cantor, published by Harper Collins on June 15, 1995, is a reprint edition comprising 368 pages in English. This book presents an illustrated collection of nearly 100 first-hand accounts from the Middle Ages, spanning roughly from the fourth to the sixteenth centuries. It reveals the diverse culture of the medieval world through selections that highlight the contributions of its people, offering insights into their lives and the historical context of the time.
Readers will find familiar texts such as The Song of Roland, St. Augustine’s Confessions, and Dante’s Divine Comedy, alongside works by notable medieval women like Hildegard of Bingen and Christine de Pisan. The Medieval Reader also includes selections that illustrate medieval social history, such as The Peasants Revolt of 1381 from the Anonimalle Chronicle. This collection provides a unique perspective on the Middle Ages, showcasing the period’s complexity in a way that transcends traditional narrative histories.
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The only book of its kind, The Medieval Reader is afascinating, illustrated collection of almost 100 first-handaccounts of the period known as the middle ages, roughly from thefourth to the sixteenth centuries. Revealing the medieval worldin all its astonishing diversity, the selections reflect the cultureof the people who lived during the period, and the contributionsthey made to their world and our own.
Including, in the best translations, familiar texts such as The Song of Roland, St. Augustine’s Confessions and Dante’s Divine Comedy, the book also contains the work of many less familiar writers, including prominent medieval women such as Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pisan and Margery Kempe. Finally, with the inclusion of many selections illustrating medieval social history, such as The Peasants Revolt of 1381 from the Anonimalle Chronicle, The Medieval Reader brings the Middle Ages to life in a way that no narrative history could.
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