,PREFACE TO ,M$IEVAL ,LORE BY ,ROB]T ,/EELE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

      ,IT IS NOT LONG S9CE ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES1 ( ! LIT]ATURE ( :I* ?IS BOOK GIVES US 
      SU* CURI\S EXAMPLES1 W]E SUPPOS$ TO BE AN UNACC\NTABLE PH5OM5ON ACCID5TALLY 
      ?RU/ 9 BETWIXT ! TWO P]IODS ( CIVILIZATION1 ! CLASSICAL & ! MOD]N1 
      & =M+ A P]IOD )\T GR[? OR MEAN+3 A P]IOD :I* BEGAN AB\T ! TIME 
      ( ! DECAY ( ! ,ROMAN ,EMPIRE1 & 5D$ SUDD5LY & MORE OR LESS UNACC\NTABLY 
      AT ! TIME ( ! ,RE=MATION4 ,! SOCIETY ( ?IS P]IOD WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE 
      LAWLESS & *AOTIC2 ITS E?ICS A M]E CONSCI\S HYPOCRISY1 ITS >T GLOOMY & 
      B>B>\S FANATICISM ONLY1 ITS LIT]ATURE ! =MLESS J>GON ( SAVAGES2 & AS TO 
      ITS SCI5CE1 ?AT SIDE ( HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE WAS SUPPOS$ TO BE AN 9V5TION ( ! 
      TIME :5 ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES HAD BE5 DEAD TWO HUNDR$ YE>S4 
     
     

      ,! LI<T :I* ! RESE>*ES ( MOD]N HI/ORIANS1 >*AEOLOGI/S1 
      BIBLIOGRAPH]S1 & O!RS1 HAVE LET 9 ON \R VIEW ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES HAS 
      DISP]S$ ! CL\D ( IGNORANCE ON ?IS SUBJECT :I* WAS ONE ( ! NATURAL 
      ^*DEFECTS ( ! QUALITIES' ( ! LE>N$ M5 & KE5 CRITICS ( ! EI<TE5? 
      & E>LY P>T ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURIES4 ,! ,MIDDLE-CLASS OR ,:IG !ORY ( LIFE 
      IS FAIL+ US 9 ALL BRAN*ES ( HUMAN 9TELLIG5CE4 ,E?ICS1 ,POLITICS1 ,>T & 
      ,LIT]ATURE >E MORE ?AN BEG9N+ TO BE REG>D$ FROM A WID] PO9T ( VIEW ?AN 
      ?AT FROM :I* \R FA!RS & GR&FA!RS C\LD SEE !M4 
     
     

      ,= MANY YE>S !RE HAS BE5 A GR[+ REACTION AGA9/ ! DULL ^*GRAY' N>R[NESS 
      ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY :I* LOOK$ ON ,EUROPE DUR+ ! LA/ ?\S& YE>S AS 
      BUT A RIOT\S1 HOPELESS & /UPID PRISON4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT IT WAS ON ! SIDE ( 
      ,>T ALONE ?AT ?IS 5LI<T5M5T BEGAN & ?AT EV5 ON ?AT SIDE IT PROGRESS$ 
      SL[LY 5\< AT FIR/ - E4G4 ,SIR ,WALT] ,SCOTT FEELS HIMSELF OBLIG$1 AS 9 ,! 
      ,ANTIQU>Y1 TO APOLOGIZE TO P$ANTRY = HIS 9/9CTIVE LOVE ( ,GO?IC 
      ,>*ITECTURE4 ,& NO LESS TRUE IS IT ?AT FOLLIES 5\< W]E M+L$ ) ! 
      REALLY USEFUL & HEAL?FUL BIR? ( ROMANTICISM 9 ,>T & ,LIT]ATURE4 ,BUT AT LA/ 
      ! /UDY ( FACTS BY M5 :O W]E NEI!R >TI/IC NOR S5TIM5TAL CAME TO ! 
      HELP ( ?AT FIR/ GLIMM] ( 9/9CT1 & GRADUALLY SOME?+ LIKE A TRUE 9SI<T 
      9TO ! LIFE ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES WAS GA9$2 & WE SEE ?AT ! WORLD ( ,EUROPE 
      WAS NO MORE RUNN+ R\ND 9 A CIRCLE !N ?AN N[1 BUT WAS DEVELOP+1 SOMETIMES 
      ) /UP5D\S SPE$1 9TO SOME?+ AS DIFF]5T FROM ITSELF AS ! AGE :I* 
      SUCCE$S ?IS WILL BE DIFF]5T FROM ?AT :]E9 WE LIVE4 ,! M5 ( ?OSE TIMES 
      >E NO LONG] PUZZLES TO US2 WE CAN UND]/& !IR ASPIRATIONS1 & SYMPA?IZE 
      ) !IR LIVES1 :ILE AT ! SAME TIME WE HAVE NO WI% 7NOT TO SAY HOPE7 TO PUT 
      BACK ! CLOCK1 & />T FROM ! POSITION :I* !Y HELD4 ,= 9DE$ IT IS 
      *>ACT]I/IC ( ! TIMES 9 :I* WE LIVE ?AT1 :]EAS 9 ! BEG9N+ ( ! 
      ROMANTIC REACTION1 ITS SUPPORT]S W]E = ! MO/ P>T M]E LAUDATORES 
      TEMPORIS ACTI1 AT ! PRES5T TIME ?OSE :O TAKE PLEASURE 9 /UDY+ ! 
      LIFE ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES >E MORE COMMONLY TO BE F\ND 9 ! RANKS ( ?OSE :O >E 
      PL$G$ TO ! =W>D MOVEM5T ( MOD]N LIFE2 :ILE ?OSE :O >E VA9LY /RIV+ 
      TO /EM ! PROGRESS ( ! WORLD >E AS C>ELESS ( ! PA/ AS !Y >E FE>FUL 
      ( ! FUTURE4 ,9 %ORT1 HI/ORY1 ! NEW S5SE ( MOD]N TIMES1 ! GREAT 
      COMP5SATION = ! LOSSES ( ! C5TURIES1 IS N[ TEA*+ US WOR?ILY1 & 
      MAK+ US FEEL ?AT ! PA/ IS NOT DEAD1 BUT IS LIV+ 9 US1 & WILL BE ALIVE 9 
      ! FUTURE :I* WE >E N[ HELP+ TO MAKE4 
     
     

      ,TO MY M9D1 !RE=E1 NO EXCUSE IS NE$FUL = ! ATTEMPT MADE 9 ! FOLL[+ 
      PAGES TO FAMILI>IZE ! READ+ PUBLIC ) :AT WAS ONCE A FAM\S KN[L$GE-BOOK 
      ( ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES4 ,BUT ! READ]1 BE=E HE CAN 5JOY IT1 MU/ CA/ AWAY ! 
      EXPLOD$ !ORY ( !9V9CIBLE & WILLFUL IGNORANCE ( ! DAYS :5 IT WAS 
      WRITT53 ! PEOPLE ( ?AT TIME W]E EAG]LY DESIR\S = KN[L$GE1 & !IR 
      TEA*]S W]E MO/LY S+LE-HE>T$ & 9TELLIG5T M5 ( A DILIG5CE & 
      LABORI\SNESS ALMO/ PA/ BELIEF4 ,! ^*,PROP]TIES ( ,?+S' ( ,B>?OLOMEW ! 
      ,5GLI%MAN IS BUT ONE ( ! HUGE 5CYCLOP$IAS WRITT5 9 ! E>LY ,MIDDLE ,AGES 
      = ! 9/RUCTION ( ?OSE :O WI%$ TO LE>N1 & ! REPUTATION ( IT & ITS 
      FELL[S %[S H[ MU* ! SCI5CE ( ! DAY WAS APPRECIAT$ BY ! PUBLIC AT 
      L>GE1 H[ MANY !RE W]E :O WI%$ TO LE>N4 ,EV5 AP>T FROM ITS 9T]E/ AS 
      %[+ ! T5D5CY ( M5'S M9DS 9 DAYS :5 ,SCI5CE DID ACTUALLY TELL !M 
      ^*FAIRY TALES1' ! BOOK IS A DELI<TFUL ONE 9 ITS ,5GLI% G>B2 = ! LANGUAGE 
      IS AS SIMPLE AS IF ! AU?OR W]E SPEAK+ BY WORD ( M\?1 & AT ! SAME TIME 
      IS PLEASANT1 & NOT LACK+ A C]TA9 QUA9T FL[]9ESS1 :I* MAKES IT ALL ! 
      EASI] TO RETA9 ! SUBJECT-MATT] ( ! BOOK4 
     
     

      ,ALTOGE!R1 ?IS 9TRODUCTION TO ! /UDY ( ! ,M$IEVAL ,5CYCLOP$IA1 & ! 
      9SI<T :I* SU* WORKS GIVE US 9TO ! ?\<T ( ! PA/ & ITS DESIRE = 
      KN[L$GE1 MAKES A BOOK AT ONCE AGREEABLE & USEFUL2 & ,I REPEAT ?AT IT IS A 
      HOPEFUL SIGN ( ! TIMES :5 /UD5TS ( ,SCI5CE F9D !MSELVES DRAWN T[>DS 
      ! HI/ORICAL ASPECT ( ! WORLD ( M51 & %[ ?AT !IR M9DS HAVE BE5 
      5L>G$ & NOT N>R[$1 BY !IR SPECIAL /UDIES3 A DEFECT :I* WAS TOO APT TO 
      M> ! QUALITIES ( ! SEEK]S 9TO NATURAL FACTS 9 :AT MU/ N[1 ,I W\LD HOPE1 
      BE CALL$ ! JU/-PASS$ EPO* ( 9TELLIG5CE DOM9AT$ BY ,:IG POLITICS1 & ! 
      SELF-SUFFICI5CY ( EMPIRICAL SCI5CE4 
     
     

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