Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill

Simultaneous release with the Nan Talese hardcover (Reviews, Aug. Book details & editions About the author Thomas Cahill 39 books515 followers Born in New York City to Irish-American parents and raised in Queens and the Bronx, Cahill was educated by Jesuits and studied ancient Greek and Latin.

Aside from a few awkward mispronunciations, this audio book will delight listeners interested in the great stories of medieval times. On visits to the great cities of Europe-monumental Rome the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford and the incomparable Florence of Dante and Giotto-Cahill captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that. The abridgment is seamless in the first few chapters, but then a bit more pronounced as the book draws to a close the chapter on Giotto feels rushed. Cahill also emerges as a credible singer, producing competent and tuneful a cappella renditions of the hymns of both Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas Aquinas. Cahill takes a different approach in this book. The fifth book in the series is about the 'Mysteries of the Middle Ages'.

I read the four previous books in the series and written reviews about two of them: 'How the Irish Saved Civilization', 'The Gifts of the Jews'. He is particularly impassioned, even shrill, when comparing the folly of the avaricious Second Crusade with what he sees as the disastrous contemporary war in Iraq, asserting that both wars were invented by leaders with little understanding and even less wisdom. Thomas Cahill is an academic best known for his 'Hinges of History' series. A skilled narrator of his own work, Cahill brings enthusiasm and passion to the story (especially when describing the peccadilloes of Eleanor of Aquitaine and the steamy affair of Abelard and Héloïse). Listen Free to Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe audiobook by Thomas Cahill with a 30. Cahill nimbly presents the highlights-and lowlights-of Europe during the Middle Ages in this well-executed romp through history.

Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill