A World Lit Only by Fire: Medieval Mind and the Renaissance - Couverture rigide

Manchester, William

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0333586026 ISBN 13 : 9780333586020

Editeur : Macmillan, 1993

Synopsis

One of the greatest stories in the history of man is the collapse of the Dark Ages - the deadened and superstitious medieval mind dragged into the light of the Renaissance. To this historical focal point William Manchester populates his narrative with major figures of the era, including Leonardo da Vinci, Lucrezia Borgia, Ferdinand, Galileo, Magellan, Luther, Michelangelo and Henry VIII. He weaves together the varied events and accomplishments of the period - artistic, intellectual, religious, mathematical. Other works by William Manchester include "The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill", "The Death of a President" and "American Caesar".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In handsomely crafted prose, and with the grace and authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Manchester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grandeur of its rebirth-the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, and reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains- the Renaissance.

Biographie de l'auteur

William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0333586026
• ISBN 13: 9780333586020
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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