Description: Johannes Fried gives us a Middle Ages full of people encountering the unfamiliar, grappling with new ideas, redefining power, and interacting with different societies--an era characterized by continuities and discontinuities, the vibrant expansion of knowledge, and an understanding of the growing complexity of the world.
Brief description: Johannes Fried was Professor Emeritus of Medieval History at the University of Frankfurt.
Review Quotes: [An] extraordinary history... 'Monumental' is an overused word for historical works, but it may be applicable here. The book has the ambition, scope and, above all, plausibility. There is an enormous amount of ground covered in nearly 600 pages, and with an impressive narrative fluency.--Nicholas Lezard "The Guardian" (5/3/2017 12:00:00 AM)