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A reappearance of Huizinga's (1872-1945) controversial classic arguing that the Middle Ages were not simple a marking of time between the Roman Empire and the Renaissance that of course vanished as soon as people found something interesting to do. Rather, he says Medieval culture was distinct and vital, declined through internal processes, and was replaced by other forms that were not necessarily an improvement over the best the Middle Ages had once had to offer. He focuses on art, life, and thought in France and the Netherlands during the 14th and 15th centuries. The English translation of the 1919 Dutch original was published by Edward Arnold and Company in 1924. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
