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Klappentext This 1938 book by distinguished medievalist G. G. Coulton, comprises fifty-two chapters based on a lifetime of research that cover every aspect of medieval life. Zusammenfassung This 1938 book by distinguished medievalist G. G. Coulton! comprises fifty-two chapters based on a lifetime of research that cover every aspect of medieval life! from the emergence of feudalism to 'the bursting of the dykes' at the Reformation. The focus is on England! but the European context is also defined. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. The cauldron of God's wrath; 2. Bishops of Rome; 3. Conversion of the wild men; 4. Feudalism emerges; 5. Land and folk; 6. The village (1); 7. The village (2); 8. Village dance and song; 9. Nature and superstition; 10. Popes and prelates; 11. Rector and vicar; 12. The making of a priest; 13. Church statistics; 14. The shepherd; 15. The flock (1); 16. The flock (2); 17. The silver lining; 18. Dante's Commedia; 19. The royal court; 20. Chivalry; 21. Chaucer and Malory; 22. The monastery; 23. Cloister life; 24. The town; 25. Home life; 26. Trade and travel; 27. Just price and usury; 28. The ghetto (1); 29. The ghetto (2); 30. Justice and police; 31. From school to university; 32. Scholastics and Bible; 33. Science; 34. Medicine; 35. Freethought and inquisition; 36. The papal schism; 37. The Lollards; 38. The Black Death; 39. The Hundred years' war; 40. The mystics; 41. The peasant saint; 42. Artist life; 43. Literary life; 44. Sports and theatre; 45. Women's life; 46. Marriage and divorce; 47. The old and the new; 48. More and Utopia; 49. The fight for the Bible; 50. The open Bible; 52. Peasant and highbrow; 52. The bursting of the dykes; Notes; Index.
