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Inventing Norman Cantor: Confessions of a Medievalist
Inventing Norman Cantor Confessions of a Medievalist Author:Norman F. Cantor Inventing Norman Cantor: Confessions Of A Medievalist by Norman F. Cantor (one of America's foremost medieval historians and a leading contributor to Medieval scholarship) combines personal autobiography with experienced-based insights into the field of Medieval Studies from 1948 to 2001, as seen through the prism of his own academic career. Hum... more »orous anecdotes, wry observations, insights into academia, and more abound in this involving and informative memoir. The sequel to his very popular book Inventing The Middle Ages, and deftly organized into seven major sections (The Last Roundup; British Humanism; The Culmination of the Old Culture; Troubled University and the New Culture; Leadership and Power; Writing and Teaching; Knowing More About Academe), Inventing Norman Cantor is a superlative read and a welcome addition to Medieval Studies and Academic Biography collections and reading lists.« less