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Narrative Dualism In C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength, Sadie H. Bullard
Narrative Dualism In C.S. Lewis's That Hideous Strength, Sadie H. Bullard
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Introduces the concept of “narrative dualism” to understand both Lewis’s technique and his authorial purpose in creating opposing but parallel experiences, motifs, and motivations for Jane and Mark Studdock in That Hideous Strength.
“Deep Lies The Sea-Longing": Inklings Of Home, Charles A. Huttar
“Deep Lies The Sea-Longing": Inklings Of Home, Charles A. Huttar
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Scholar Guest of Honor speech from Mythcon 35. Insightful study of the pattern of references to sea-voyages and the earthly paradise in Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams traces the influence of Arthurian, Celtic, and Greek legends in their writing.
Fantastical Fact, Home, Or Other? The Imagined 'Medieval' In C.S. Lewis, Alison Searle
Fantastical Fact, Home, Or Other? The Imagined 'Medieval' In C.S. Lewis, Alison Searle
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines the imagined medievalism of Lewis’s That Hideous Strength and the Narnia books, and shows how it reaches the integrated level of myth in the latter while remaining on a more allegorical level in the former.
Mark Studdock's Heroism: Another Look At That Hideous Strength, Darci Hill
Mark Studdock's Heroism: Another Look At That Hideous Strength, Darci Hill
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines Mark Studdock’s heroism in learning to be virtuous, in exercising the four cardinal and three Christian virtues.
The Tutorial Of Torture: Finding Out The Awful Truth In That Hideous Strength And 1984, John R. Reilly
The Tutorial Of Torture: Finding Out The Awful Truth In That Hideous Strength And 1984, John R. Reilly
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Contends That Hideous Strength and 1984 have the same theme, “that an objective view of morality is necessary for worthy human life.” Notes “similarities between the didactic devices which the authors employ,” such as Belbury/Oceania and Studdock/Winston, especially in their torture/ indoctrination. The biggest difference is in the resolution of both novels.
Arthurian Elements In The Hideous Strength, David A. Branson
Arthurian Elements In The Hideous Strength, David A. Branson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
“A look at the specifically Arthurian inspirations behind parts of [That Hideous Strength] [...] how Lewis diverged from the traditional sources in crafting his tale, and what he did with them.”
Resurrecting The "Ancient Unities": The Incarnation Of Myth And The Legend Of Logres In C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength, Dorothy F. Lane
Resurrecting The "Ancient Unities": The Incarnation Of Myth And The Legend Of Logres In C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength, Dorothy F. Lane
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines how Lewis’s idea of “transposition […] the incorporation of the eternal into the material” operates in That Hideous Strength.
That "Hideous Strength" In Lewis And Orwell: A Comparison And Contrast, Peter J. Schakel
That "Hideous Strength" In Lewis And Orwell: A Comparison And Contrast, Peter J. Schakel
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Although both Orwell and Lewis warned against the evils of totalitarianism in their novels, they did it from different theological and political perspectives. Both mythopoeic works recognize the danger in attempts to destroy myth.
The Fisher King In That Hideous Strength, Ellen Rawson
The Fisher King In That Hideous Strength, Ellen Rawson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Notes how Ransom’s persona in That Hideous Strength as a modern Fisher King “contributes to Lewis’s idea of Logres versus Britain.” Notes parallels between the legend of the Fisher King and events of That Hideous Strength.
Banquet At Belbury: Festival And Horror In That Hideous Strength, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Banquet At Belbury: Festival And Horror In That Hideous Strength, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Answers criticism of Lewis for setting up “caricatures” of villains in That Hideous Strength and then killing them hideously at the Belbury banquet. Notes “the contrast of festival and horror is [...] a very old element in literature and human culture” and the relationship of humans to animals is appropriate to Romance as Frye defines it. Includes a map of Edgestow by Patterson.
Love’S Alchemy: Jane In That Hideous Strength, Janice Neuleib
Love’S Alchemy: Jane In That Hideous Strength, Janice Neuleib
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Notes that many students have trouble with the ending of That Hideous Strength because of Jane’s submission to Mark. Argues that the ending is inevitable and that Jane, in discovering caritas, “relinquished selfishness, not self.”
The Repose Of A Very Delicate Balance: Postulants And Celebrants Of The Sacrament Of Marriage In The Detective Fiction Of Dorothy L. Sayers, William R. Epperson
The Repose Of A Very Delicate Balance: Postulants And Celebrants Of The Sacrament Of Marriage In The Detective Fiction Of Dorothy L. Sayers, William R. Epperson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Sayers, like Lewis, used the vehicle of genre fiction to explore something rarely explored in modern fiction: “marriage as a human relationship which has a potential for good, for human growth, individuation, mutuality, and love.” The fulfillment of the potential in the marriage of Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane is explored in detail.
Guardaci Ben: The Visionary Woman In C.S. Lewis' Chronicles Of Narnia And That Hideous Strength, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Guardaci Ben: The Visionary Woman In C.S. Lewis' Chronicles Of Narnia And That Hideous Strength, Nancy-Lou Patterson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines the characters of visionary women—what Esther Harding calls the femme inspiratrice—in Lewis’s fiction. Part one focuses on Jane in That Hideous Strength. Part two focuses on Lucy in the Chronicles of Narnia.
The Arthurian Myth In Modern Literature, Simone Wilson
The Arthurian Myth In Modern Literature, Simone Wilson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses Moorman’s work, which analyzes how Arthurian legend is treated by Charles Williams, T.S. Eliot, and C.S. Lewis.