From History to Legend: the "defined" Gothic
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Gothic civilization is a "lost civilization". The ancient Gothic tribes marched from north to south, conquering the capital of the Roman Empire and beginning the decline and collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The Eastern and Visigothic kings who ruled Italy and Spain dominated the European world in the early Middle Ages. More than a thousand years ago, the Gothic Kingdom was wiped out, and the Goths, as an independent nation, were scattered everywhere. In the following centuries, the Goths, who had disappeared, were regarded as both violent and barbaric destroyers and pioneers in the pursuit of freedom. The history is an intriguing intertwining of real Goths and the Gothic cultural heritage that grew out of them and continues to shape the diversity of the world today. However, there is a gap created by time, space and man-made between the real Goths and the Goths imagined by the public. This book travels through thousands of years, re-examines the relationship between civilization and barbarism, reflects on certain conventional social common sense, considers the balance between public interests and personal freedom, and looks for patterns and connections among many social and cultural phenomena named "Goth". These efforts are of unique and extraordinary significance.
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