In five concise chapters, this work represents the Middle Ages through the mental prism of Alfonso Reyes, better known as the "Mexicano Universal." The book gives new insights into chivalric values, Marian movements, philosophic thought, mythical cycles, and folkloric tales of the age. "Una síntesis crítica definitiva del Alfonso Reyes medievalista" —James W. Robb, George Washington University. "Gariano has given us an important and unique piece of scholarship which besides being of interest to medievalists should be recommended to our Latin Americanist colleagues as well." —Anthony P. Espósito, Speculum.