In the Shadow of Tomorrow Undset the sign of contradiction

the sign of contradiction

and their unique role in developing and perfecting the virtues

knows the measure of the heights and depths of the human soul

After his enthusiastic support for the Spirituals ends in disillusionment

In the Shadow of Tomorrow Undset the sign of contradictionBy Johan Huizinga In the Shadow of Tomorrow, first published in 1936, is a commanding analysis of the Western world in the midst of modernity. Johan Huizinga, best known for his landmark studies The Waning of the Middle Ages and Homo Ludens, confronts the anxieties and afflictions of his time: the destruction and disease of war, the decay of art and culture, the emergent spiritual apathy of a world grown weary of itself. The symptoms and prognosis