A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
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Book Summary Author: William Manchester Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 1993-06-01 ISBN: 0316545562 Number of pages: 322 Publisher: Back Bay Books |
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Book Reviews of the A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age
Customer Review: An excellent and entertaining portrait of a time
Summary: 5 Stars
I have to say that as I read some of the reviews that I am amazed at some of the arrogance of the reviewers. The fact is that no matter if you are an expert in the period or just someone looking for a good read, an entertaining read, this book does the job well! Prof. Manchester is brilliant in his literal portrait of this period, and as a working historian, I found it enthralling, even if it isn't a so called scholarly work! Popular history is a term used, in my opinion, to describe a book that has color, as opposed to dry fact. Prof. manchester makes some very provocative statements, and presumptions, and I for one found that there WAS merit in his work. Who says you have to be an expert in a given area in order to write an excellent and entertaining work? I highly recommend it.