What Makes an Artistic Golden Age?

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O pericle in athens, for listeners who aren't super familiar? Well, that's when we have all of the greek tragedy and greek comedy that survives. And it was a sort of er theatrical golden age. O venice is an age of great innovation in this very narrow space on this particular island. The classic one be the rise of the carolingian dynasty in early mediaeval francead both historical and historical and literary. Ah, and then, of course, there's the whole italian renaissance, which i always like to joke didn't happen. But fact, there isn't a series of moments of artistic innovation that then has been recognized as kind of a

David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe; and more! David Perry website David Perry Patreon "The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe" by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry