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ISBN
1107604702
EAN
9781107604704
Date of Publication
2012-03-29
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Paperback / softback
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The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissan...
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107604702
ISBN-13
9781107604704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
113455575

Product Key Features

Book Title
Discarded Image : an Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
Number of Pages
242 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Medieval, Ancient & Classical, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism
Author
C.S. Lewis
Book Series
Canto Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

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0.5 in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in

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LCCN
2012-376737
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
809.02
Table Of Content
Preface; 1. The medieval situation; 2. Reservations; 3. Selected materials: the classical period; 4. Selected materials: the seminal period; 5. The heavens; 6. The longaevi; 7. Earth and her inhabitants; 8. The influence of the model; Epilogue; Index.
Synopsis
Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. This, Lewis's last book, has been hailed as 'the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind'., The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as 'the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organisation of their theology, science and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe'. This, Lewis's last book, has been hailed as 'the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind'., The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years 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's last book, has been hailed as 'the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind'.
LC Classification Number
PN671 .L4 2012

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    • C.S Lewis was an intellectual master at his studies and this him at his fullest and most mature.

      This is my personal favorite book of C.S Lewis's and for good reason. I had a long, long (Altough it was a relativly short period.) complex history with Mr. Lewis's book and while I often had a rough time with him, this book was beautifully well done. I understand this was written late,late into his life and it shows in its writing. This is a man who's been through it all. Loss, struggle, heartbreak and while he lended himself to outdated views a bit too much his kindness and understanding here made me open up to him. I am much relieved that while there were some good things to come of the medieval period I'm most, most relieved Lewis in the end desired nought for the return of said model, and I loved him for that. That small moment about 'Flighty Daemon's' was most curious. That leads ...

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