Hear, hear!!! And whatever the appropriate European Medieval cheer is!
I can also imagine that senior academics are more tempted to withdraw to a 'tour d'ivoire' (Sainte-Beuve, 1837) as history is attacked by nihilists who deny objective truth. None of us who love history can do that - we must continue to speak out and take the battle to them.
Hear, hear!!! And whatever the appropriate European Medieval cheer is!
I can also imagine that senior academics are more tempted to withdraw to a 'tour d'ivoire' (Sainte-Beuve, 1837) as history is attacked by nihilists who deny objective truth. None of us who love history can do that - we must continue to speak out and take the battle to them.