THE NARRATIVE AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS


Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen. -George Orwell

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

A QUICK LESSON REGARDING THE MIDDLE AGES

The concept of the early medieval period as the "Dark Ages" is generally considered to have originated with Petrarch, the  14th-Century Italian scholar, to refer to the decline of Latin literature. It was later taken by Renaissance scholars, protestant reformers (16th century) and then the members of the Enlightenment (18th century) as a derogatory term with much broader implications, because they saw their own "enlightenment" as absent from the earlier period.  Providence College Professor of English, Anthony Esolen, vividly demonstrates why the "Dark Ages" would be better described as the "Brilliant Ages."

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