A World Lit Only by Fire
William Manchester
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance
William Manchester
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A World Lit Only by Fire Essay Topics
1.
What is Manchester’s view of the Dark Ages and of Medieval Christianity? Does he find it all to be negative? What, if any, were their positive aspects?
2.
Manchester frames Magellan as the hero of the story. Why?
3.
What does Manchester mean when he says that the medieval man had no ego, or sense of self?
