A review by bradwadd
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature by C.S. Lewis

5.0

No other book I have come across gives a neater introduction and overview of the Medieval mindset and culture. Taking us through the most prominent writers and poets of the classical and seminal eras, Lewis highlights the works that influenced Christain and neo-Platonic thought. Over the course of the book, Lewis creates for us the Medieval 'Model of the Universe' showing how the intellectual of the time perceives the reality around them and how it differs from a modern. Vitaly important work for anyone interested in understanding historical eras, and demonstrating, in the epilogue, the relevance of such a work when contrasted to our modern progressive, Darwinian 'Model'.