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An edition of In Search of the Holy Grail (2006)

In search of the Holy Grail

the quest for the Middle Ages

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"In Search of the Holy Grail is a survey of the influence of the middle ages, and of medieval attitudes and values, on later periods and on the modern world. Many artistic, political and literary movements have drawn inspiration and sought their roots in the thousand years between 500 and 1500 A.D. Medieval Christianity, and its rich legacy, has been the essential background to European culture as a whole. Gothic architecture and chivalry were two keys to Romanticism, while nationalists, including the Nazis, looked back to the middle ages to find emerging signs of national character. In literature few myths have been as durable or popular as those of King Arthur, stretching from the middle ages to Hollywood.

In an account of how later ages learnt about and interpreted their past, Veronica Ortenberg shows how strongly medieval ideas and legacies surround us still in the twenty-first century."--Jacket.

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Hambledon Continuum
Language
English
Pages
336

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Influence, Medieval Civilization, Middle Ages, Modern Civilization, Arthur, king, Civilization, medieval, Civilization, modern, Europe, history, Christianity, middle ages, 600-1500

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In Search of the Holy Grail: The Quest for the Middle Ages
July 10, 2007, Hambledon & London
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2006, Hambledon Continuum
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In Search of the Holy Grail
February 2, 2006, Hambledon & London
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-318) and index

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London, New York

Classifications

Library of Congress
D102 .O87 2006, D102 .O77 2006, CB351

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 336 p., [8] p. of plates :
Number of pages
336

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17203501M
ISBN 10
1852853832
LCCN
2006297936
OCLC/WorldCat
61441354
LibraryThing
3529190
Goodreads
4302839

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OL4116069W

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