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 ...
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Medieval
- Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
LC Subjects:
-Literature, Medieval -Latin literature
-History and criticism -Criticism, interpretation, etc
INGRAM Categories:
- Chronological Period | Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Theometrics | Academic
- Cultural Region | British
Dewey: 809.02
LC Call Number: PN671 .L4 2012
LCCN: 2012376737
Series:
Canto Classics , Canto
Features: Bibliography , Index
Physical Info: 0.3" H x 8.3" L x 5.4" W (0.75 lbs) 242 pages
Carton Quantity: 30
Number of Units in Package: 1
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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 the 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's last book was hailed as 'the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind'.
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'Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen as Lewis' s best book.' The Observer
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'... erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy, illuminating the images of the past.' Los Angeles Times
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'... his wonderful gusto, the clarity of his style, the wit of his comments and analogies, the range of his learning and the liveliness of his mind are displayed to the full, warmed by a prevailing good humour.' Helen Gardner, The Listener
Review Quotes:
?Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen as Lewis? s best book.? The Observer
Review Quotes:
?? erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy, illuminating the images of the past.? Los Angeles Times
Review Quotes:
?? his wonderful gusto, the clarity of his style, the wit of his comments and analogies, the range of his learning and the liveliness of his mind are displayed to the full, warmed by a prevailing good humour.? Helen Gardner, The Listener
Review Quotes:
???Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen as Lewis??? s best book.??? The Observer
Review Quotes:
?????? erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy, illuminating the images of the past.??? Los Angeles Times
Review Quotes:
?????? his wonderful gusto, the clarity of his style, the wit of his comments and analogies, the range of his learning and the liveliness of his mind are displayed to the full, warmed by a prevailing good humour.??? Helen Gardner, The Listener
Review Quotes:
' his wonderful gusto, the clarity of his style, the wit of his comments and analogies, the range of his learning and the liveliness of his mind are displayed to the full, warmed by a prevailing good humour.' Helen Gardner, The Listener
Review Quotes:
' erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy, illuminating the images of the past.' Los Angeles Times
Brief Description:
Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Table of Contents:
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.
Marc Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Brief Description:
"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'."--Publisher marketing.
Publisher Marketing:
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.
