A world lit only by fire

the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age

by William Manchester

318 pages

English language

Published Dec. 15, 1992 by Little, Brown.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-54531-0

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William Manchester's A World Lit Only by Fire is the preeminent popular history of civilization's rebirth after the Dark Ages.

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I had to read this book for my Social AP class. I must say, it was like reading 100+ pages of Wikipedia. Although I tried to keep an open mind about it, I just could not read it all. Needless to say, the essay I had to write for this was absolutely horrible.

Subjects

Renaissance
Learning and scholarship -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500