The Discarded Image. An introduction to medieval and Renaissance literature.

LEWIS, C.S.

Published by Cambridge At the University Press, 1964

About this Item

First edition, first impression; 8vo (20.5 x 13.5 cm); publisher's blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt, unclipped typographic dustjacket printed in red and black, few closed tears, light spotting to endpapers and jacket, very good; ix, [1], 231, [1]pp. The first edition of these collected essays on the interpretation of medieval and Renaissance literature. Discarded Image was to be Lewis' last book, published posthumously the year after his death in 1963. Originally given as a course of lectures at the University of Oxford, its purpose is to provide the general reader with a broad overview of the themes and historical currents which underlay much of the literature written from the twelfth century through to the early modern period. Hooper A9; Bleiler p.180.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Discarded Image. An introduction to medieval and Renaissance literature.
• Publisher: Cambridge At the University Press
• Publication Date: 1964
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included