A study of the forms of life, thought and art in france and the netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Few who have read this book in english realize that the waning of the middle ages, the. Its subtitle is a study of the forms of life, thought and art in france and the. The more complete text is called the autumn of the middle ages. Johan huizinga author of the waning of the middle ages. Johan huizinga s autumn of the middle ages wesse kru university of groningen groningen.
The original translation the waning was done with the author johan huizinga s participation and is superb. Washington post book world the autumn of the middle ages is johan huizinga s classic portrait of life, thought, and art in fourteenth and fifteenthcentury france and the netherlands. Amazon doesnt and should have a separate listing for the autumn of the middle ages, a 1996 translation that is drastically different from the waning. The autumn of the middle ages hardcover 2004 by johan huizinga author 4. Writing in the early 1900s, huizinga compares his time with that of the late middle ages, claiming that then all events had much sharper outlines. Emotions blazed reckless passions during feuds and strife. Here is the first full translation into english of one of the 20th centurys few undoubted classics of history. The autumn of the middle ages is johan huizingas classic portrait of life, thought, and art in fourteenth and fifteenthcentury france and the netherlands.
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