This history of the outbreak of bubonic plague that devastated the population of Europe in the 14th century examines a wide range of historical events and social changes that the author attributes to the Black Death.
Now completely revised and expanded, this comprehensive general history of the Middle Ages centers on medieval culture and religion rather than on political history, and retains the powerful narrative flow that made the earlier edition so accessible and exciting.
A portrait of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and celebrated knight, is set in a context of the late-fourteenth-century pre-Renaissance era and identifies him as Europe's richest man, a patron of Chaucer, a last leader of the Plantagenet family, and a founder of the Lancastrian Dynasty. 50,000 firs
This work focuses on the lives and works of 20 of the great medievalists of this century, demonstrating how the events of their lives, and their emotional and spiritual outlooks influenced their interpretations of the Middle Ages.
Our images of the Middle Ages--of wars, tournaments, and plagues, of kings and saints, of knights and ladies--are so vivid that it might be difficult to imagine them as modern conventions. In this ground-breaking work, medieval scholar Norman F. Cantor explores the lives, works, and "conjurings" of the great medievalists of the early 20th century.
From the world's most distinguished medievalist comes a lively and vivid account of the lords and ladies, saints and scholars, kings and peasants who shaped the history and culture of one of the richest and most misunderstood periods in history. In this full-color, landmark reference, Cantor and a team of scholars and experts explore the entire ...
This book presents nearly 100 documents from the Middle Ages, along with notes and commentary by the author, a noted authority on the period. These first-hand accounts from the Medieval era feature many voices, from the nobility and peasantry, and Christians and Jews alike, highlighting the interplay between them. Includes 63 b&w photographs.
National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Norman Cantor provides an accessible and thoroughly researched look at how our current legal system, from the jury trial to the rule of law, was created--from its beginnings in Roman law and its evolution in response to the needs of English society and culture from 1000 to 1780. Index.
Medieval Lives brings a unique historic perspective to the Middle Ages as it reconstructs the day-to-day conversations of eight men and women who led remarkable lives and yet were representative of their times. Cantor's innovative approach gives an immediacy to medieval life rarely encountered in conventional biographies.
Relying on four biographies of Alexander's contemporaries, combined with modern psychiatric and cultural studies, Cantor describes Alexander's relations with his parents, his Oedipal complex and his bisexuality. At the center of the book are Alexander's attempts to bridge the East and West, the Greek and Persian worlds, especially his using ...
A unique perspective on history in which eight extraordinary medieval men and women--St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Hildegard of Bingen, Christine de Pizan, and others--and the world they lived in are brought to life through imagined conversations between them, their peers, and their intimates. Photos.
An exhaustive history of modern culture, examining 20th-century developments in art, architecture, politics, religion, film, philosophy,science, and education. Cantor maintains that America has been the premier exporter of ideas and movements during this period, and that, in every contemporary field, American models are inevitably held up as ...
"The Romans found the Jews querulous, recalcitrant, divided among themselves, and difficult to govern. But the Jews had a book of historical and religious writings that aroused the interest and stirred the admiration of the more literate Romans. Among the many peoples the Romans conquered, only the Greeks had an ancient literature of, in their ...
"The Jewish Experience" is an evocative collection of diverse voices expressing Jewish concerns, beliefs, and ideas. The 150 excerpts in the book are from short stories, essays, novels, biographies, and memoirs, and includes the work of both obscure writers and well-known authors such as Bernard Malamud, Erica Jong, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Anne ...
"The Jewish Experience" is an evocative collection of diverse voices expressing Jewish concerns, beliefs, and ideas. The 150 excerpts in the book are from short stories, essays, novels, biographies, and memoirs, and includes the work of both obscure writers and well-known authors such as Bernard Malamud, Erica Jong, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Anne ...
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