The Medieval Scene: An Informal Introduction to the Middle Ages by G Coulton (2009-09-16)

by George Gordon Coulton

Book Overview

First published in 1930, this delightful book by G. G. Coulton (1858-1947) was first conceived as a series of broadcast lectures dealing with social conditions in Britain during the Middle Ages. With... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B01K93V902
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Customer Reviews

Crystal Clear

A fast paced intro to the Middle Ages [defined by Coulter as beginning with the break up of the Roman Empire and ending with the Reformation] and based on a series of 1929 radio broadcasts, it is a brisk, very readable 163 page `informal introduction' that is salted with incisive comment. Most of the book is a clear, no nonsense delight, except for the chapter on chivalry which is a little too full of extensive quotes from Froissart and therefore a bit of a drag.