The Discarded Image

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An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to th e 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'. Show more