THE DISCARDED IMAGE: AN INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE LITERATURE. by Lewis, C.S - 2007

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 232 pp, 8 1/2" H. "(P)aints 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'." Interior - light toning to the pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - small corner crease at the top corner of the front cover.. Not Signed. Reprint.. Soft Cover. Very Good.