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.
Paints a lucid picture of the medieval world view, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
' erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy,
illuminating the images of the past.' Los Angeles Times
' 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
?????? erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy,
illuminating the images of the past.??? Los Angeles Times
?????? 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
???Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen
as Lewis??? s best book.??? The Observer
?? erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy,
illuminating the images of the past.? Los Angeles Times
?? 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
?Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen as
Lewis? s best book.? The Observer
'... erudite and graceful, filled with anecdote and analogy,
illuminating the images of the past.' Los Angeles Times
'... 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
'Wise, illuminating, companionable, it may well come to be seen as
Lewis' s best book.' The Observer
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