The discarded image : an introduction to medieval and Renaissance literature / by C.S. Lewis.
C. S. Lewis's 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 organisat...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
1994.
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| Edition: | Canto edition. |
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| Summary: | C. S. Lewis's 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 organisation of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe'. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 231 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521477352 9780521477352 |