chilperic says the book is very plausible indeed, but we think Lewis may have been folding in several mythological and literary structures. In a bolt from the blue, I realised that every one of the books is a religious homage:
MN: Creation LWW: Crucifixion HHB: the poem, Footprints in the Sand (1936) PC: Either the sighting of Jesus after the Crucifixion, or possibly the liberation of Jerusalem. Not sure about this eon. DT: The Voyage of Saint Brendan SC: Pilgrim's Progress TLB: the End
Lewis grew up in a generation that thought the ability to do the Times cryptic crossword qualified you for the Civil Service. I find Ward's arguments that he was playing games with his texts, very plausible indeed.
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Date: 2009-04-20 06:36 am (UTC)MN: Creation
LWW: Crucifixion
HHB: the poem, Footprints in the Sand (1936)
PC: Either the sighting of Jesus after the Crucifixion, or possibly the liberation of Jerusalem. Not sure about this eon.
DT: The Voyage of Saint Brendan
SC: Pilgrim's Progress
TLB: the End
Lewis grew up in a generation that thought the ability to do the Times cryptic crossword qualified you for the Civil Service. I find Ward's arguments that he was playing games with his texts, very plausible indeed.