FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures today (Dec. 2) in 1941 on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/10
FACT OF THE DAY: On December 1, 1956 Lewis had “Behind the Scenes” published in Time and Tide. It is reprinted in God in the Dock. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If it is true that all our enjoyment of the images, without remainder, can be explained in terms of infantile sexuality, then, …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: 12/2
FACT OF THE DAY: Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures today (12/2) in 1941 on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are not …
Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 10th
FACT OF THE DAY:
On December 1, 1956 Lewis had “Behind the Scenes” published in Time and Tide. It is reprinted in God in the Dock.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“If it is true that all our enjoyment of the images, without remainder, can be explained in terms of infantile sexuality, then, I confess, our literary judgements are in ruins. But I do not believe it is true.”
Psycho-Analysis and Literary Criticism
(Published in Selected Literary Essays; released on 12/4/1969)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
What book did Lewis edit that came out this month that was related to one of his friends?
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Fact / Quote / Quiz: December 2nd
FACT OF THE DAY:
Lewis gave the 2nd of 3 of the Ballard Mathews lectures on Paradise Lost that later became part of his book A Preface to Paradise Lost.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
“I have no objection to the inclusion of Freudian explanations provided they are not allowed to exclude all others.”
Behind the Scenes
(Published in Time and Tide on 12/1/1956)
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QUIZ OF THE DAY:
Who is Glimfeather and what is a key thing he does to the children in The Silver Chair?
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RETROSPECTIVE: December 1st – 10th
Highlights for the first third of December (1st – 10th) include: The first book in the US collecting Lewis quotes, a collection of essays related to his profession and a book edited by Lewis focused on Charles Williams.
A Mind AwakeIn today’s world it’s not difficult to find a quote attributed to C.S. Lewis. Searching online provides a wide variety of quotations, but not all are actually things Lewis said (which will be the topic of an article I’ll be publishing in 2014). In the “old days” you had to rely on a much more reliable resource known as a book. The first of these actually came out in early 1968 in the UK, but the US version wasn’t published until this month on the 3rd in 1969. A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C.S. Lewis is actually more than a collection of quotes, as some of the selections are lengthier. Also unlike the more recent The Quotable Lewis, which is arranged in alphabetical order, A Mind Awake is divided into ten major topics that has three to five subtopics each.