„‚cultural rebirth’ after the gloomy Middle Ages” Not the point of the article, but that slanderous characterization of the Middle Ages for some reason refuses

„‚cultural rebirth’ after the gloomy Middle Ages” Not the point of the article, but that slanderous characterization of the Middle Ages for some reason refuses to die even centuries following the fanaticism of the Reformation and the Enlightenment. It is well understood that the Middle Ages were a remarkeable period, culturally speaking. The Renaissance frankly grew out of the Middle Ages.