The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, Volume IV)

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Автор: Will Durant

Название: The Age of Faith

Издательство: Simon & Schuster

Год: December 25, 1980

Формат: pdf

Размер: 5 mb

Язык: English

Количество страниц: 1527 pages

ISBN-10: 0671012002

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Although it is obvoius that to squeeze 7 centuries of history of Europe and Asia Minor into 1 volume (although very thick) is a task for an ingenious historian, to make this volume engrossing and even fascinating - is hardly achievable. But Mr. Durant's talent is unsurpassed: the book contains summary of all important events - military and religeous, cultural and social - as well as biographies of legendary personae of the times we used to call the Dark Ages.

But the language of the book and the details it provides are not just dry facts (which makes many other similar compilations boring and easily forgettable), the author makes you feel and understand the customs and rites of the epoch, its way of dressing, food, family relations..., by drawing parallels with our times. I have read quite a few books on history of that period, and by far, this book, employing a special scientific approach, is the best, although written several decades ago: it throbbs with the echo of life of centuries long past.

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