Routledge Library Editions: Medieval Culture, Society and Religion

Originally published between 1926 and 1986, the volumes in this set bring to life the rich tapestry of the Medieval World across the globe, from cultural, religious and socio-political standpoints. They emphasize just how many of the legal and political institutions we take for granted today have their origins in medieval times.The volumes in the set:· Give easy access (in translation from the French and Latin) to the more important documents of political history for the period between the Norman Conquest and the Accession of the House of Tudor.· Present medieval thinking against the historical background which animated it.· Examine some of the finest plays from the great cycles of York, Wakefield and Chester throwing new light both on their aims and intentions as drama and on the intriguing problems of stage techniques.· Discuss the major morality plays of the period not only for the interest of their content but for their effectiveness as theatre.· Investigate the political, social and economic features of feudalism.· Discuss the development of medieval earth-knowledge as it was affected by the prevailing Christian and Muslim ideologies and by the results of human enterprise on land and at sea.