{"product_id":"the-medieval-world-view-an-introduction-9780195373684","title":"The Medieval World View: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Medieval World View  Third Edition  presents the presuppositions of medieval society in a systematic fashion by integrating brief  self-contained selections from primary texts and carefully captioned photographs into a narrative of the medieval world and its foundations.  The text is divided into five parts. Treating both the classical and biblical antecedents of the Middle Ages and ending in Late Antiquity  Part One includes a thorough discussion of the monumental figure of St. Augustine. Part Two deals with the Mediterranean World  including Byzantium and Islam  and ending with the disintegration of the Roman Empire in the West. Part Three deals with the early Middle Ages  extending the narrative from the end of the Western Empire through the renaissance associated with the reign of Charlemagne. Part Four examines the High Middle Ages  following developments in the Church  in politics  in philosophy and theology  and in the arts from the twelfth century until the fourteenth. Part Five  an epilogue  traces the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance  focusing primarily on the fourteenth century but also looking forward to the fifteenth century and beyond. The third edition features two entirely new chapters  Chapter 5 on Byzantium and Chapter 6 on Islam. Handling sophisticated issues with great clarity and ease  The Medieval World View is ideal for courses in Medieval history  literature  or art history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666046410805,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195373685","price":79.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195373684.jpg?v=1782416777","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-medieval-world-view-an-introduction-9780195373684","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}