A study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries
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Johan Huizinga is one of the most imporatant historians of the twentieth century. He was Professor of General History at the University of Leyden. While he is best-known for this book, his biography, ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM, is unsurpassed.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Huizinga's quintessential work of medieval history was, in effect, reborn with this new translation. Ideas long thought outmoded were given new color, in subtler shades, by this word-for-word translation from the original Dutch. Huizinga's true thesis is now made available to the English speaking public, which had heretofore only had access to the truncated, and much simplified, prior English edition. But the rich anecdotal details remain, the poetry, art, and prayer still ring true. And the dirty ripeness of the later middle ages is laid before your eyes with each chapter.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By R John
Format:Hardcover
The reviews for the newer translation, named 'The Autumn of the Middle Ages', and the older one, 'The Waning...' seem to have been mixed up here.
I cannot stress enough how much better R. J. Paton and U. Mammitzch's more recent translation of this great work, released as 'The Autumn of the Middle Ages', is than the incomplete, inaccurate and distorted earlier version.
Stay well clear of 'The Waning'.
I cannot stress enough how much better R. J. Paton and U. Mammitzch's more recent translation of this great work, released as 'The Autumn of the Middle Ages', is than the incomplete, inaccurate and distorted earlier version.
Stay well clear of 'The Waning'.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This new translation will knock your socks off!!! I couldn't believe what we had been missing from the original text. I never knew what I had been missing! This new translation is a page turner - I couldn't put it down!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By rob crawford
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Format:Paperback
I first read this book 25 years ago in college. At the time, it was one of those book I just wanted to get through for a grade, but there were details of it I remembered, such as the common practice of sllicing apples into thirds to represent the Trinity.
Well, picking up this book to re-read while living in Europe turned out to be a far greater pleasure than I imagined. Huizinga offers an elegant portrait of an entire era, the Late Middle Ages, in both visual and intellectual detail. You learn about codes of honor, the different ways in which life was perceived, and the practices of love. It is beautifully written and vivid.
There are limitation to the approach, of course. It is not about economics or living standards. It does not function as a survey, and hence the reader must have solid knowledge of medieval history before starting the book. You will have to get these elsewhere. But if you come to this book with the right expectations, it is fascinating and wonderful from cover to cover.
Warmly recommended.
Well, picking up this book to re-read while living in Europe turned out to be a far greater pleasure than I imagined. Huizinga offers an elegant portrait of an entire era, the Late Middle Ages, in both visual and intellectual detail. You learn about codes of honor, the different ways in which life was perceived, and the practices of love. It is beautifully written and vivid.
There are limitation to the approach, of course. It is not about economics or living standards. It does not function as a survey, and hence the reader must have solid knowledge of medieval history before starting the book. You will have to get these elsewhere. But if you come to this book with the right expectations, it is fascinating and wonderful from cover to cover.
Warmly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Peasant
TOP 100 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
It's clear from the other reviews that a lot of the reviewers (presumably historians) have read both translations, and their comments make me want to read the new one. This is because I read the original Hopman translation and enjoyed it immensely. Please don't let the other reviews put you off, as it is still a beautifully written, complex and subtle book which will, without pain, teach you a great deal about the way the Middle Ages evolved into the early modern world which, in England, we associate with the Tudors.
Huizinga's book is about France and the Low Countries, but is is a book about ideas, social behaviour and all the stuff of "soft" history, and at this period the differences between England and the Contitent were less obvious than they later became. (I use the word "England" with precision - Scotland, Ireland and Wales were at this period very different).
Clearly the new translation has virtues the earlier one lacked. But Hopman's translation is well worth reading, and if that is the one that falls into your hands, give it a fair trial.
Huizinga's book is about France and the Low Countries, but is is a book about ideas, social behaviour and all the stuff of "soft" history, and at this period the differences between England and the Contitent were less obvious than they later became. (I use the word "England" with precision - Scotland, Ireland and Wales were at this period very different).
Clearly the new translation has virtues the earlier one lacked. But Hopman's translation is well worth reading, and if that is the one that falls into your hands, give it a fair trial.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Undoubtably, this translation will convince those of us that were unable to read Huizinga in the original, that he is one of this century's greatest historians. His eye for detail and the ability to unfold latent meanings in art and literature parallels only to that of S. Liberman in his work on Hellenism. A must read.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Written originally in Dutch in 1919 (the first english translation appeared in 1924), this is a classic of medieval historiography. Huizinga's main thesis goes something like this: the black death of the late 1340s, which decimated European population, brought as a result a morbid sensibility to European culture. It meant also a return to religion, as the cult and veneration of saints grew enormously during the last half of the 13th century and throughout the 14th century. This would bring in excesses of its own, and would lead the way for the reformation of the 15th century to counter it. But the book is more than just the lay out of this thesis, as Huizinga show us the daily life and thoughts of the late middle ages (based mostly from french and flemish sources) in a very vivid way.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
This book was a delightful journey into the Late Middle Ages.
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A highly recommended book on the subject. He is undoubtedly a brilliant scholar. The book contains many French quotes, but, thankfully, all are translated into English. Read more
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This is the most hellish book I have ever been forced to read.
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This book is of major importance to Dutch history-writing
This book is written in a grotesque and literary manner. Johan Huizinga, the Great Dutch pre-War historian, possesses large cultural acknowledge and a huge historical skill. Read more
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a journey into the world vision of the medieval man
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Beyond fantastic -a spectacular triumph!
A book you will never forget. The new translation is outstanding! This book is amazing.
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