المؤرخون فى العصور الوسطى

by Beryl Smalley, قاسم عبده قاسم (Translator)

Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.;

Genres: Medieval

195 pages, Paperback

Reviews

[Anson Cassel Mills · Rating 3 out of 5]

For more than thirty years, I’ve wondered if a contemporary publisher would dare put out such a finely crafted and well-illustrated book on the abstruse topic of medieval historiography. In the introduction, the distinguished medievalist Beryl Smalley (1905-1984) said she hoped to help “students and general readers to read medieval histories and chronicles with pleasure.” But doubtless few students of the Middle Ages—and even fewer general readers—will have even heard of most of the authors that Smalley catalogs and categorizes with such remarkable learning and affection. The non-specialist will most benefit by Smalley’s larger generalizations in the first and final chapters: for instance, that medieval writers of history wrote mostly on their own hook—that there was no money in it—that medieval history was mostly propaganda of a genial sort, and that most medieval historians nevertheless believed that what had happened really did matter and ought to be remembered.

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strongly recommended to anyone who plans to study the Middle Ages in depth, whether as a university student or as a hobby. An excellent overview of major sources and historiographical approaches through the thirteenth century. The only real drawback is that it lists sources but doesn't provide footnotes or endnotes explaining which information came from where.