WILLIAM MANCHESTER A WORLD LIT ONLY BY FIRE PAPERBACK

ITEM

1 SOFT COVER BOOK.

CONDITION

Book Attributes:

·        Edition – SECOND (stated by publisher)

·        Printing – 17TH (stated by publisher)

·        Book Condition –  VERY GOOD - SOME HIGHLIGHTING

·        Dust Jacket Condition –  None

·        Author Signature – No

·        Previous Owners Name / Inscription  – No

·        Remainder Mark – No

·        Library Edition – No

·        Book Club Edition – No

·        Dust Jacket Clipped – No

·        Mylar Protected – No

·        Bookplate – No

·        Copyright – 1992, 1993

·        Published – 1993

·        Publisher – BACK BAY BOOKS

 Book Condition:

Book is in VERY GOOD condition.

·        Lettering and covers are bright with no fading, soiling, or discoloration.

·        The binding is tight and straight.  Pages are crisp, clean, and bright.

·        There is no apparent "tanning" from age.

·        There are no pages torn, folded or missing.

·        There is some highlighting.

The Cover is in FINE condition.

·        The price is not clipped and the cover is clean and bright. 

·        There is no soiling or discoloration on the inside or outside of the cover.

·        It has no wear or tanning along the edges and no tearing or chipping.

·        There are no wrinkles or creases and apparent bumping.

FEATURES

LANGUAGE

 ENGLISH

 SYNOPSIS

A World Lit Only by Fire (1992) by American historian William Manchester, is an informal history of the European Middle Ages, structured into three sections: The Medieval Mind, The Shattering, and One Man Alone. In the book, Manchester scathingly posits, as the title suggests, that the Middle AgesRoman Empire and the Renaissance. The Medieval Mind, extensively covers notable occurrences centered in approximately the year 500, including a description of the fall of the Roman Empire. The book further delineates the Dark Ages that immediately followed the collapse of the Roman Empire, including details regarding a number of adverse events that were characteristic of what Manchester regards as a "stark" era. The second section of the book, The Shattering, is the book's longest section, expanding upon a number of events that Manchester regards as embodying the end of theMiddle Ages as well as the early period of the Renaissance. It relates extensive anecdotes regarding a pope from the formidable medieval Borgia family, Pope Alexander VI, focusing on his "wild" celebrations and extensive nepotism. Continuing with his focus in regard to spirituality, Manchester writes on the rise of humanism in the early Renaissance days and its celebration of secularism over piety. The section further covers humanist scholars, and concentrates upon the humanist tendencies of Renaissance leaders such as Michelangelo and Da Vinci. The European nobility of the era are also touched upon in chapters elaborately describing the life and decisions made by England's King Henry VIII. Henry's wives and eventual separation from the Church despite his being once an "ardent Catholic" are treated extensively. The final section of the work, One Man Alone, is a description of the voyage of the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who circumnavigated the globe. The section expands upon the life and personality of Magellan and his eventual death in the Philippines in an attempt to convert the natives to Catholicism there. Manchester's argument is ultimately that Magellan's voyage was concurrent with and, on several levels, symptomatic of changing ways in which Renaissance people thought.

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