Series of articles in LIFE Magazine

[Karen Larsdatter]

Thought y'all would be amused by this series of articles in LIFE Magazine:

• Introduction & Renaissance Man: A 15th Century Italian who was poet, politician and Pope is a perfect mirror of the great age of Western awakening
• Medieval Life: The ties of feudalism bound together the people of the Middle Ages who lived in an era of castles and chivalry, of hovels and serfdom
• The Middle Ages: Out of violence and chaos the Christian mind and spirit created a glowing era when men knew that all things were possible to faith
• The Glory of Venice: Its rich trade and the turmoil of the Renaissance gave unparalleled splendor to the city's life and art
• Western Culture: America is heir and hope of the West's civilization
• The Protestant Revolution: The Reformation which split Christianity released new energies which helped create nations, capitalism, the great middle class

(Actually, the ads are a much bigger hoot than the articles.)

[Klaus the Red]

If we are living in the Current Middle Ages, then surely the first half of the 20th century was the Latter Dark Ages...