The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2: Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition) by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Title: The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2: Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition)

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The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2: Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition) by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Poorly Written; Bad Choice

When examined properly by a good author, the medieval period is an interesting and exciting phase of human history. This book is a horrid attempt at examining the period.

It is extremely boring and poorly written. The author uses phrases in it that you have to read five times to comprehend. Most of the book is filled with adjectives describing how something sounds or looks. Of course it is a good thing for authors to give the reader a vivid sense of what something looks like in person, or of the true meaning of poems or liturgical writings, etc. But most of her book is filled with descriptive adjectives rather than giving real information.

This book was used for a college introductory course to the Medieval world. I would NOT recommend it. There are so many wonderful books on this time period, that it is a shame to turn students away from further study of this topic (which it has done for every student in my class I have spoken with).
The Humanistic Tradition, Book 2: Medieval Europe And The World Beyond (Humanistic Tradition) by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

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