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Men and ideas : history, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance : essays / by Johan Huizinga ; translated by James S. Holmes and Hans van Marle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huizinga, Johan, 1872-1945, author.
- Series:
- Princeton Legacy Library
- Princeton Legacy Library ; 453
- Standardized Title:
- Essays. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- Middle Ages.
- Renaissance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (380 p.)
- Edition:
- Course Book
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection by the distinguished Dutch historian Johan Huizinga (1872-1945) reflects the theme of its key essay, The Task of Cultural History," throughout its pages. Huizinga's conception of cultural history informs both his essays on historiographic questions and those on such figures as John of Salisbury, Abelard, Joan of Arc, Erasmus, and Grotius.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- INTRODUCTION by Bert F. Hoselitz
- PART I. History
- PART II. The Middle Ages
- PART III. The Renaissance
- NOTES
- INDEX
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)
- Description based on print version record.
- Translated from texts in Verzamelde werken (1948-53).
- Reprint. Originally published: New York: Meridian Books, 1959.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781400858088
- 1400858089
- OCLC:
- 979742748
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