The Course of Civilizations Silone a metaphysical poet

a metaphysical poet

in what is supposed by the world to be the narrow constraint of religion

Gilson shows the rich philosophical themes which recur throughout the Doctor of Grace’s thought

as expressed by Undset herself

The Course of Civilizations Silone a metaphysical poetBy Johan Huizinga The Course of Civilizations is a collection of essays by cultural historian Johan Huizinga on the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the concepts of history and culture. In his exceptionally creative approach to cultural history, Huizinga gives primacy of place to social relations, from which a culture derives its formative ideas and thus its unique character. The essays in this volume cover a fascinating range of topics, including