{"id":5464,"date":"2021-11-10T16:32:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/?p=5464"},"modified":"2021-11-10T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:55:51","slug":"the-dark-ages-a-new-book-an-old-idea-and-a-quick-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brendans-island.com\/catholic-citizen\/the-dark-ages-a-new-book-an-old-idea-and-a-quick-post\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dark Ages: A New Book, an Old Idea and a Quick Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Detail,<\/a><\/p>\n

I saw another The New York Times item in my Google News feed this morning:<\/p>\n

“Scholars Cringe at the Term ‘Dark Ages.’ Dan Jones Explains Why.
\nThe New York Times \u2022 Yesterday<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As I said Monday, I don’t and won’t have a subscription to The Times, New York or otherwise, so I don’t know what “Scholars Cringe…” says. Or what the book reviewer says, more accurately.<\/p>\n

But I know it’s a book review, because this is the blurb I found after a quick Google search:<\/p>\n

“https:\/\/www.nytimes.com \u203a Books \u203a Book Review
\nScholars Cringe at the Term ‘Dark Ages.’Dan Jones Explains …
\n1 day ago \u2014 Jones’s book ‘Powers and Thrones’ is a comprehensive history of the Middle Ages that links the medieval era’s genuine achievements to modern …”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Had I but world enough and time \u2014 but I don’t.<\/p>\n

<\/a>The Middle Ages, Saeculum Obscurum and Viewpoints<\/h4>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

\"'L'image<\/a>So I won’t look up Dan Jones, his new book and whatever other people, things and events connect with them.<\/p>\n

Apart from this link:<\/p>\n