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English Language and Literature

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

2012

Lewis, C.S. Spirits in Bondage

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From Despoina To Δ, Joe R. Christopher Apr 2012

From Despoina To Δ, Joe R. Christopher

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Identifies Janie Moore as the sometimes goddess, sometimes human Δ or Despoina in Lewis’s early poems, letters, and diaries. The changing nature of her depiction shows the young Lewis developing a surer handling of his chosen mythic references as he matures and reinforces the thesis that they were lovers.

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