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“I listened to a few classes on the developed of culture in the middle ages and was appalled by this professor’s lack of concrete facts and by his extremely biased view of the subjects he was covering. The classes seemed to be little more than a proliferation of the popular misconceptions about the middle ages invented by 14th century renaissance humanists such as Petrarch who sought to contrast their appreciation for classical culture with a supposed ignorance and barbarism in generations today. Most modern historians dismiss these 14th century opinions.
To give an example of this, in the class on the 12th century renaissance, the professor spend most of the class talking about the persecution of heretics than talking about any cultural innovations. He appears ignorant of the fact the first universities (Bologna, Oxford) had already been founded, that there an intense cultural exchange with the Muslim world, that there was an emerging merchant middle class with a high level of literacy, or that during this time the Liberal arts flourished (rather important considering the professor belongs to the college of liberal arts!). These are some of the import developments that historian normally highlight when talking about the 12th century renaissance. The professor skips over these to talk about how heretic were the child molesters of their age. In short, this class is not worth your time.”
J. Arevalo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/24/15
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