In a World lit Only by Fire, what does the phrase "a world lit only by fire" mean and how does it change?

Question

Written by William Manchester

Answer 1

In "A World Lit Only By Fire," William Manchester paints a dreary picture of life in the Middle Ages then illustrates how life dramatically changed in the Renaissance with the invention of the printing press and the results of brilliant minds such as DaVinci. During this period, the Roman Catholic Church opened its coffers, thus further helping to enlighten the world. Given the advances in life that we enjoy today from electricity to telecommunication, including the high speed internet, as well as rapid transport from cars, railroads, jetliners and space travel, it is difficult to imagine a world lit only by fire. And, yet, how many of us are still comforted by sitting in silence before a roaring fire.

Answer 2

This question was first poised by Hegel (1897-1967). It means that man furnishes on war. Hegel spoke of the chapter in Revelation that talks about the consuming fire built of man that consumes 1/3ed of the earth. This we take as a nuclear explosion. "Fire" can be interpreted as gun fire, a bone fire, a sparkler..... But for the true Critical theorist, it means the end of days by the hand of man.

Answer 3

The dark ages, between AD 400 and AD 1000, medieval times. No electricity, no modern conveniences, literally...the only light (at night) comes from fire.

Answer 4

read about the verdict literature.
there's a fire world
a salt water earth
an earth of mango water
and an evil earth of liquor water
all together there are 14 planets made of such waters which creates the outcome of mankind interesting fun reading I highly suggest it !