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William ManchesterA World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1992A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
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?
