FACT OF THE DAY: “A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.” A Note on Jane Austen (Published in the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/5
FACT OF THE DAY: “Xmas and Christmas: A Lost Chapter from Herodotus” is a satirical piece by Lewis published in the December 4, 1954 issue of Time and Tide. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Unless there is something about which the author is never ironical, there can be no true irony in the …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 10/30
FACT OF THE DAY: “A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.” A Note on Jane Austen (Published in the …
Daily Lewis – Fact / Quote / Quiz: October 30th
FACT OF THE DAY: “A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.” A Note on Jane Austen (Published in the …
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 5th
FACT OF THE DAY:
“Xmas and Christmas: A Lost Chapter from Herodotus” is a satirical piece by Lewis published in the December 4, 1954 issue of Time and Tide.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“Unless there is something about which the author is never ironical, there can be no true irony in the work.”
A Note on Jane Austen
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Which Narnia book has the character Strawberry in it, what new name is he given and what does it mean?
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QUOTE: October 30, 2013
“The hard core of morality and even of religion seems to me to be just what makes good comedy possible.”
A Note on Jane Austen
(Published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism)
FACT: October 30, 2013
“A Note on Jane Austen” was published in the October, 1954 issue of Essays in Criticism.
RETRO: October 22nd – 31st
Highlights for the final third of October (22nd – 31st) include: First sermon preached, three significant posthumous books and Lewis defines “the great sin.”
There are many hats that C.S. Lewis wore: children’s author, Christian apologist, and literary critic being the three most common realms people are familiar with. While similar to his role as a defender of the faith, many are not aware that he also spoke on Sunday mornings several times in his life. The very first occurred on the