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The Face Of The Materialist Magician: Lewis, Tolkien, And The Art Of Crossing Perilous Streets, Robert Boenig
The Face Of The Materialist Magician: Lewis, Tolkien, And The Art Of Crossing Perilous Streets, Robert Boenig
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Plenary address, Mythcon 47. Concerns the character of the “Materialist Magician” (Screwtape’s term) in Tolkien and Lewis—the Janus-like figure who looks backward to magic and forward to scientism, without the moral core to reconcile his liminality. Tolkien’s Saruman and Lewis’s Uncle Andrew and Devine are key specimens of this trope, with Merlin standing as a counter-example.
"They Have Quarreled With The Trees": Perverted Perceptions Of "Progress" In The Fiction Series Of C.S. Lewis, Deborah Klein
"They Have Quarreled With The Trees": Perverted Perceptions Of "Progress" In The Fiction Series Of C.S. Lewis, Deborah Klein
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Uses the tools of eco-criticism to read Lewis’s attitudes towards nature, hierarchy, and the changes wrought by technological progress in the Narnia books and the Cosmic Trilogy.
Playing By The Rules: Kipling's "Great Game" Vs. "The Great Dance" In C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, Teresa Hooper
Playing By The Rules: Kipling's "Great Game" Vs. "The Great Dance" In C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, Teresa Hooper
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Shows C.S. Lewis in dialogue with Rudyard Kipling about the themes of the Great Game and the Inner Circle, which Lewis resolves in the resonant image of the Great Dance.
A Darker Ignorance: C. S. Lewis And The Nature Of The Fall, Mary R. Bowman
A Darker Ignorance: C. S. Lewis And The Nature Of The Fall, Mary R. Bowman
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Starting with a study of the character of Susan in The Last Battle, examines Lewis’s views on innocence, sin, and maturity. Considers evidence from the Perelandra cycle and discusses Phillip Pullman’s criticism of Lewis.
Apologist For The Past: The Medieval Vision Of C. S. Lewis's "Space Trilogy" And Chronicles Of Narnia, Louis Markos
Apologist For The Past: The Medieval Vision Of C. S. Lewis's "Space Trilogy" And Chronicles Of Narnia, Louis Markos
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Shows how the medieval model which Lewis articulated in The Discarded Image influenced both the Space Trilogy and the Chronicles of Narnia.
From Isolation To Community: Ransom's Spiritual Odyssey, Devin Brown
From Isolation To Community: Ransom's Spiritual Odyssey, Devin Brown
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Explores Ransom’s transformation from a position of isolation at the beginning of Out of the Silent Planet to his position as Head of the community of St. Anne’s in That Hideous Strength.
"Miraculous Bread… Miraculous Wine": Eucharistic Motifs In The Fantasies Of C.S. Lewis, Nancy-Lou Patterson
"Miraculous Bread… Miraculous Wine": Eucharistic Motifs In The Fantasies Of C.S. Lewis, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Lewis’s use of food symbolism, and particularly Eucharistic symbolism, in his fantasy novels.
Hrossa, Pigs, And Teddy Bears: The Animal Kingdom According To C.S. Lewis, Doris T. Myers
Hrossa, Pigs, And Teddy Bears: The Animal Kingdom According To C.S. Lewis, Doris T. Myers
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Guest of Honor Address at Mythcon in 1996. “Lewis in relation to animals and the ethical questions they present.”
The Pilgrimage From Deep Space, Judith Brown
The Pilgrimage From Deep Space, Judith Brown
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Traces the development and spiritual maturation of Ransom throughout the Space Trilogy