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"There Is No Emperor": Merlin And The Ideal State In That Hideous Strength, L. S.B. Maccoull
"There Is No Emperor": Merlin And The Ideal State In That Hideous Strength, L. S.B. Maccoull
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
C. S. Lewis’ Merlin has been brought forward from the sixth century. In the world he knew, though there was no longer a Roman Emperor in the West, there certainly was an Emperor reigning in Constantinople who could be called upon for aid. A closer look at Lewis’ depiction of Byzantium reveals what role the positive qualities he attributed to the city played in the development of his own views regarding the nature of the realm (or world) we should strive to realize here on earth.
The Stylistic Achievement Of Mere Christianity, Gary L. Tandy
The Stylistic Achievement Of Mere Christianity, Gary L. Tandy
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal
This essay will not attempt to explain the cultural, sociological, and theological reasons for the ongoing relevance of Lewis’s Mere Christianity. It will, however, look closely at several aspects of the work in order to assess its rhetorical and literary achievement. It will also suggest that, while Lewis’ understanding of Christian doctrine and his mastery of logical argument are important (and have received the bulk of critical attention), the success of Mere Christianity has more to do with the style through which the author communicated its content. Specifically, Lewis’ rhetorical or apologetic theory led him to focus on the …