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waning of the middle ages: a study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the XIVth and XVth centuries

The Waning of the Middle Ages (also known as The Autumn of the Middle Ages, or Autumntide of the Middle Ages), subtitled A study of the forms of life, thought and art in France and the Netherlands in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, is Johan Huizinga's most famous work. It was published in 1919 as Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen and first translated into English in 1924.

Huizinga defends the idea that the exaggerated formality and romanticism of late medieval court society was a defense mechanism against the constantly increasing violence and brutality of life. The break off between Middle Ages and Renaissance was, according to him, a period of pessimism, cultural exhaustion, and nostalgia. Even though this work has found criticism, especially for relying too heavily on evidence exclusively from the Burgundian court, it has achieved immense impact in the thought about the period. - Summary by Leni

Year of Publication: 1924Genres: Art, Design & Architecture , Middle Ages/Middle History

Running Time: 13 hours 26 minutes 14 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Preface Larry Wilson	3:58
2	The Violent Tenor of Life, part 1 Wayne Cooke	30:10
3	The Violent Tenor of Life, part 2 Florence	28:34
4	Pessimism and the Ideal of the Sublime Life, part 1 czandra	33:17
5	Pessimism and the Ideal of the Sublime Life, part 2 czandra	26:43
6	The Hierarchich Conception of Society ke126	30:09
7	The Idea of Chivalry Michele Eaton	27:04
8	The Dream of Heroism and of Love Michele Eaton	21:21
9	Orders of Chivalry and Vows Michele Eaton	21:51
10	The Political and Military Value of Chivalrous Ideas JacobValdez	28:00
11	Love Formalized czandra	28:29
12	The Conventions of Love czandra	18:37
13	The Idyllic Vision of Life Andrew Mauls Byron	26:36
14	The Vision of Death Andrew Mauls Byron	33:03
15	Religious Thought Crystallizing into Images, part 1 jaykaymak	30:55
16	Religious Thought Crystallizing into Images, part 2 Owlivia	27:39
17	Types of Religious Life lisad	40:44
18	Religious Sensibility and Religious Imagination Larry Wilson	23:51
19	Symbolism in its Decline Emanuela	43:31
20	The Effects of Realism czandra	14:25
21	Religious Thought Beyond the Limits of Imagination Willow Lin	12:57
22	The Forms of Thought and Practical Life czandra	39:02
23	Art and Life, part 1 Tasha Hobbs Peterson	28:45
24	Art and Life, part 2 Tasha Hobbs Peterson	29:11
25	The Aesthetic Sentiment czandra	22:07
26	Verbal and Plastic Expression Compared I. part 1 Owlivia	33:06
27	Verbal and Plastic Expression Compared I. part 2 Owlivia	27:56
28	Verbal and Plastic Expression Compared II. part 1 czandra	22:10
29	Verbal and Plastic Expression Compared II. part 2 czandra	20:15
30	The Advent of the New Form BenDowling	31:48