The Medieval Underworld
By Andrew McCall.
Description
From the dust jacket: "In this book, Andrew McCall poses two questions, neither of which has a definitive answer: When were the Middle Ages and what constitutes an underworld? It could be claimed, for instance, that the Middle Ages did not begin properly until the tenth or even the eleventh century, and that they did not end, in England, until the sixteenth century. McCall, however, argues persuasively that the so-called 'Dark Ages' should be considered part of the Middle Ages, and that the advent of the Renaissance marks the probable end point. The medieval underworld, i...
ISBN(s)
088029714X, 9780880297141
