Putnam's Dark and Middle Ages Reader Author:Harry E. Wedeck (Editor) This comprehensive anthology of short selections covers vast areas of life and literature in medieval Europe, including history, geography, social life, trade, chivalry, biography, fantasy, legend, magic, science, philosophy, religion, scholarship and poetry. The selections come from many varied sources, some familiar and others less well-known ... more »but equally rich and colorful in content. Many notable figures are included among the authors, along with dozens of others less familiar but equally representative of their time. The aim of this book is to capture the feeling and flavor of the Dark and Middle Ages for the modern reader who seeks an introduction to the period.« less