Continuing on with my “A Life in Literature,” I look at some of the works that impacted me when I was 8-12. These include authors Lewis, Tolkien, Burnett and Shakespeare.
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Tag Archives: C. S. Lewis
Childhood Confusion: Reading to the Rescue
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Francis Hodgson Burnett, Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lord of the Rings, memoir, Narnia, Silver Chair, Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Meek and Mild Mary? Think Again
Mary is more eager and diligent risk-taker than a meek and mild maiden, according to Levertov, C.S. Lewis, and Christopher Bryan.
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The Dangerous Power of Libraries
Libraries as described by poet Paul Engle are sometimes repositories of dynamite, sometimes of comfort.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Library", Anna Karenina, Grand Canyon, Julius Caesar, Leo Tolstoy, libraries, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lolita, Louisa May Alcott, Merchant of Venice, Paul Hamilton Engle, Tempest, Vladimir Nabokov, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Pentecost in Narnia
There’s a Pentecostal scene in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” that captures the excitement of the Holy Spirit’s descent.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "In the Bleak Midwinter", Christine Rossetti, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Pentecost, T. S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
The World Will End in Fire AND Ice
With extreme climate, the world in likely to end (to cite Robert Frost) in fire AND ice.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Fire and Ice", "Heat", climate change, extreme weather conditions, Homer, Iliad, Last Battle, Robert Frost Comments closed
Aslan as Eco Warrior
Lewis’s Aslan is a bold creative stroke that opens up environmental possibilities for Christianity.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged animal rights, climate change, Environmentalism, Imagination, John Gatta, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Magician's Nephew, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, theology Comments closed
Harris’s Literary Favs Reveal a Vibrant Soul
Kamala Harris’s favorite lit reveals a woman engaging in foundational exploration, especially regarding race and gender.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Amy Tan, immigrants, Joy Luck Club, Kamala Harris, Khaled Hosseini, Kite Runner, Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Native Son, race relations, Richard Wright, Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison Comments closed
Making Charn Great Again
How does one capture Trump’s disastrous handling of Covid? I invoke Jadis in “The Magician’s Nephew” destroying Charn.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged COVID19, Donald Trump, GOP, Magician's Nephew, pandemics Comments closed
Enter by the Garden Gate
“Paradise Lost” and Lewis’s “Magician’s Nephew” pick up on today’s Gospel reading, where Jesus warns against false prophets.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged false prophets, Garden of Eden, Jesus, John Milton, Magician's Nephew, Paradise Lost Comments closed