The Autumn of the Middle Ages
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The Autumn of the Middle Ages
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The Autumn of the Middle Ages, The Waning of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages, is the best-known work by the Dutch historian Johan Huizinga. In the book, Huizinga presents the idea that the exaggerated formality and romanticism of late medieval court society was a defense mechanism against the constantly increasing violence and brutality of general society. He saw the period as one of pessimism, cultural exhaustion, and nostalgia, rather than of rebirth and optimism. His main co
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1919 history book by Johan Huizinga
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autumn_of_the_Middle_Ages
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2004-12-23T14:36:39Z
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2024-08-28T21:46:08Z
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