TY  - SOUND
AU  - Madden,Thomas F.
TI  - The medieval world
T2  - Modern scholar
SN  - 9781440704949 (sound discs)
AV  - D117 .M34 2009d
U1  - 909.07 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Prince Frederick, MD
PB  - Recorded Books
KW  - Middle Ages
KW  - Civilization, Medieval
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Church history
KW  - Middle Ages, 600-1500
KW  - World politics
KW  - To 1900
KW  - Audiobooks
N1  - In container (26 cm.); Title from container; "14 lectures"--Container; Compact disc; Includes bibliographical references (guide); The legact of Rome and the coming of the Germans -- Christianity triumphant -- Monks and monasteries -- Villas, manors, and the feudal system -- The Carolingian Renaissance -- Daily life and the family -- Gothic architecture -- The rise of the universities -- The commerical revolution and the rise of towns -- The rise of parliamentary systems -- Courtly literature and the rise of vernacular -- Heresy and Inquisition -- The coming of the friars -- The Black Death and it's legacy; Lecture given by Thomas F. Madden; Audio; Recorded Books; Issued also on cassette
N2  - In this course, we will see the error of the commonly held assumption that the "Dark Ages" was a time of superstition, ignorance, and violence. Rather than a time of darkness, the Middle Ages saw extraordinary innovation, invention, and cultural vitality. It was the Middle Ages that gave us universities, vernacular literature, and the extraordinary beauty of Gothic architecture
UR  - http://www.modernscholar.com
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