The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto)

Lewis, C. S.

ISBN 10: 0521477352 / ISBN 13: 9780521477352

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521477352
• ISBN 13: 9780521477352
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

C.S. Lewis' The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, as historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the "image" discarded by later ages as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe." This, Lewis' last book, was hailed as "the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind."

Book Description

Hailed as "the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind," this work paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, as historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.