> Dark Ages, a period of stagnation and obscurity in > literature and art, > lasting, according to Hallam, nearly 1000 years, > from about 500 to > about 1500 A. D.. See Middle Ages, under Middle.
Does not agree with available evidence, nor what professional historians say about it. Quoting from a dictionary is IMHO NOT a good debating technique! > "Historians working on the problem of the > Renaissance have never been > able to decide when the period began, or even when > it ended, although > they all admit that a Renaissance did indeed occur. > Some see its > beginning in the 12th century, while others, in the > 14th century. An > even larger question looms: if there was such a > thing as the > Renaissance, regardless of when it began or ended, > for whom was the > Renaissance, a Renaissance? Did it affect all people > at the same time? > Or, was its impact felt only on a relatively small > number of people in > Northern Italian city-states, France, England and > Holland?" > http://www.historyguide.org/earlymod/lecture1c.html Not entirely true. 3 different viewpoints on this issue: a) those who see a definite disconnect with earlier periods worthy of the term Rennaisance, b) those that se the Rennaisance as a transitional period between the MA and the early-modern period, and c) those who do not see strong evidence for a Rennaisance. I fall in the latter camp; many of the elements pointed out as being typically "Rennaisance" are indeed elements carried over from the MA, or developed therein. > However, the 12th Century with the rise of more > secularist scholars > actually fits in better with my statements above. > http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/lecture26b.html Then you should be more precise with your dates! This, specifically, as well as the rest of the High MA is why I strongly disagree with your stance. Damon. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/
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