Dieci secoli di Medioevo

Dieci secoli di Medioevo

by Renato Bordone

Book 467 of Piccola biblioteca Einaudi -- nuova ser.

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"Unico fra i grandi periodi della storia, il medioevo è anche un concetto polemico: additato dagli Umanisti, che rimpiangevano i fasti della classicità, come limbo pieno di disordine; accusato dalla Riforma di asfissiante papismo; definito dai Lumi come insieme di secoli bui; ripreso e rivalutato - sempre pretestuosamente - dal Romanticismo politico e letterario impegnato nelle prime «invenzioni della tradizione». Ma se dalla parola-contenitore ci si sposta al reale contenuto di un intero millennio, la prospettiva cambia. Due importanti medievisti ripercorrono in modo cronologico e tematico un'incessante e sempre originale avventura di fondazione, a cui dobbiamo non poche delle nostre realtà politiche, economiche e religiose. A patto di rinunciare ad alcuni, apparentemente irriducibili, stereotipi colti."--

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    The description notes how the term "Middle Ages" has been used polemically by different historical movements. Which of these historical interpretations (Humanist, Reformation, Enlightenment, Romantic) did you find most surprising, and how did Bordone's analysis challenge or confirm your existing understanding of these perspectives?

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    Before reading this book, what were some of your personal preconceived notions or "stereotipi colti" about the Middle Ages? Did the book effectively dismantle any of these for you, and if so, which ones resonated most deeply?

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    The authors argue that we owe "not a few of our political, economic, and religious realities" to the Middle Ages. Can you identify one specific example from the book that most powerfully illustrates this foundational impact on contemporary society?

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