| The Age of Faith Lib/E: A History of Medieval Civilization (Christian, Islamic, and Judaic) from Constantine to Dante, Ad 325-1300 Contributor(s): Durant, Will (Author), Rudnicki, Stefan (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1482988569 ISBN-13: 9781482988567 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $144.00 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Civilization - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 909.07 |
| Series: Story of Civilization |
| Physical Information: 3.6" H x 7.7" W x 6.4" (2.40 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fourth volume in Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, The Age of Faith surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, and Judaic life and culture. Like the other volumes in the Story of Civilization series, this is a self-contained work, which at the same time fits into a comprehensive history of mankind. It includes the dramatic stories of St. Augustine, Hypatia, Justinian, Mohammed, Harun al-Rashid, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard the Lionheart, Saladin, Maimonides, St. Francis, St. Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, and many others, all in the perspective of integrated history. The greatest love stories in literature-of Heloise and Abelard, of Dante and Beatrice-are here retold with enthralling scholarship. |
Contributor Bio(s): Durant, Will: - Will Durant (1885-1981) was an award-winning American writer, historian, and philosopher. He and his wife were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1968 for Rousseau and Revolution, and he was a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Durant spent over forty years writing the critically acclaimed eleven-volume Story of Civilization, the later volumes with the help of his wife, Ariel. He sought to revitalize history by unifying and humanizing the great body of historical knowledge, which had become voluminous and fragmented into esoteric subcategories. He also strove to bring philosophy to the common man. Durant was a champion of human rights, social reform, and the brotherhood of man long before they became well-known issues. Rudnicki, Stefan: -Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than three thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile's Golden Voices in 2012. |