Eric’s Reviews > The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature > Status Update

A useful introduction to the Medieval mindset. This cosmology had a universe teaming with life and order and glory that was only fallen between the moon and earth. Yet all had meaning. Existence began with God and perfection at the top, descending down to our fallen world, yet still receiving grace and help. In our day, Man is alone and, along with all of Nature, struggling upward to perfection with no meaning