Autumntide of the Middle Ages : a study of forms of life and thought of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries in France and the Low Countries / Johan Huizinga ; translated by Diane Webb ; edited by Graeme Small and Anton van der Lem.
Publisher:
Leiden University Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
603 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 28 cm
"The first Dutch edition of 'Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen' was published in 1919 by H.D. Tjeenk Willink, Haarlem. This translation is based on the 5th edtion of 'Herfsttij' published in 1941"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 580-594).
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: Autumntide of the Middle Ages by Johan Huizinga -- Huizinga's prefaces to the first five Dutch editions.
Summary:
A new English translation of Huizinga's 'Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen', which is celebrating its centenary and still ranks as one of the most perceptive and influential analyses of the medieval period. It is a classic study of life, culture and thought in fourteenth and fifteenth century France and the Netherlands. This is a new and unabridged translation of Huizinga's text and aims to capture its importance as a landmark of historical scholarship as well as remarkable work of literature. The translation is based on the Dutch edition of 1941 -- the last edition Huizinga worked on and checked during his life. The retranslation is as faithful to the Dutch original as possible and will include beautiful new English renderings of the Old and Middle French poems. Over 300 works of art, illuminated manuscripts and miniatures pertinent to Huizinga's discourse will be included as well as a complete bibliography of Huizinga's own reading and an up-to-date introduction.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.