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Original Title:	A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance
ISBN:	0316545562 (ISBN13: 9780316545563)
Edition Language:	English

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age

William Manchester

Paperback | Pages: 322 pages

Rating: 3.85 | 10425 Users | 825 Reviews

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Title	:	A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
Author	:	William Manchester
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 322 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1993 by Back Bay Books (first published April 30th 1992)
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. Historical. Medieval. European History

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From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth - the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains - the Renaissance.

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Ratings: 3.85 From 10425 Users | 825 Reviews

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If you are looking for a well researched and reasoned history of the Dark Ages and the Renaissance do not read this book. If you are looking for a starting point for the Intellectual History of Europe during the Dark Ages and Renaissance; this book might be a good way to go.The historical accuracy of this book is to be strongly questioned and doubted. However, I still like this book. The reason I like this book is that it is about ideas. What the author does is take a very one sided

I would be lying to you if I didn't admit that I was bitter about this book before I read the first chapter. I made the mistake of reading the preface where Mr. Manchester explained that he wrote this book as a break from writing the final volume to my favorite Winston Churchill biography. He died before he could finish the final volume so his brilliant biography ends in 1945...that's right, at the height of World War II. Useless, but still brilliant.I think this book lacks on several fronts:



Until the last year or so, I had not often chosen to read books about history. I think I was just too put off by memorizing dates and names in high school. But I've been impressed with the books I've read recently and my interest is piqued. And this book came highly recommended to me by my hubby's professor, so I figured I'd check it out. Full of intrigue, treachery, lust and greed, it was almost as unbelievable and filled with subplots as a soap opera. They do say that truth is stranger than

This is a great book to have on your shelf for those times when an iPhone isn't available and you need to find out what Henry the Navigator was like. Or when tou think it sucks that you don't have an iPhone, you can look into this book and see why you don't have it all that bad. Things really sucked when the world was LIT ONLY BY FIRE

William Manchester's book is really an ode to his hero, Magellan. He's not a bad hero to have, but I think Manchester gives him far too much credit. The real value however, is that Manchester is far more interested in establishing the world he lived in than examining the man. Considering how often it is difficult to get anyone willing to have the feel of a time period as their main subject, it raises the book a bit in my estimation.However, 'The Medieval Mind' in the subtitle is an

This was a fantastic book that is highly readable for fans of art and history alike. It describes the way the world was on the cusp of modernity as we moved from the Middle Ages towards the Renaissance. It is similar to other books on the subject (Panofksy comes to mind), but this one is written a bit more with a less erudite style and yet is engaging and interesting. Highly recommended.