Gaining a Face

By James Prothero

Subjects: European, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Criticism and interpretation, Literature & literary studies, LITERARY CRITICISM, Literature: history & criticism

Description: Contrary to the popular perception that C.S. Lewis was merely a religious writer, there is a good case to be made for Lewis being one of the major British writers of the twentieth century if we look at him as a prime member of a resurgent Romantic movement after the Second World War. Much has been written on Lewis's thoughts on joy, a central aspect of his Romanticism. However, Lewis was at the same time a rationalist, and managed to merge his Rationalism with his Romanticism in a unique and ...