The Dark Ages: A Series of Essays, Illustrating the State of Religion and Literature in the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries (Classic Reprint)
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Author(s)Samuel Roffey Maitland
PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN / ASIN1331116252
ISBN-139781331116257
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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Excerpt from The Dark Ages: A Series of Essays, Illustrating the State of Religion and Literature in the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries
Nearly eight years have elapsed since the first of the following essays was printed ; and they have all been more than five years before the public. I wish the reader to be aware of this, not only because it may account for some references to matters which occurred during the period of their publication, but because it will show that some things which may wear that appearance, are not in reality allusions to more recent occurrences.
My purpose in these essays, I stated very fully at the outset ; and the collateral objects which I had in view, I mentioned as occasion offered. I need not, therefore, here tell the reader over again what I meant in writing them ; but I do not like that this reprint should issue without a few words of distinct statement as to what I did not mean. It is possible that I may have been misunderstood ; though I think that no one who fairly and candidly reads these essays can imagine that I designed to hold up to imitation what has, since I wrote them, been much talked of as " the medieval system."
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Nearly eight years have elapsed since the first of the following essays was printed ; and they have all been more than five years before the public. I wish the reader to be aware of this, not only because it may account for some references to matters which occurred during the period of their publication, but because it will show that some things which may wear that appearance, are not in reality allusions to more recent occurrences.
My purpose in these essays, I stated very fully at the outset ; and the collateral objects which I had in view, I mentioned as occasion offered. I need not, therefore, here tell the reader over again what I meant in writing them ; but I do not like that this reprint should issue without a few words of distinct statement as to what I did not mean. It is possible that I may have been misunderstood ; though I think that no one who fairly and candidly reads these essays can imagine that I designed to hold up to imitation what has, since I wrote them, been much talked of as " the medieval system."
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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