QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is thus a distinction not only between thought and imagination in general, but even between thought and those images which the thinker (falsely) believes to be true.” Horrid Red Things (Published in Church of England Newspaper on 10/6/1944) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: “Horrid Red Things” was published on …
CSL Daily 08/07/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you know: no one could have imagined it before he tasted it. How much less Heaven.” Letter to Mrs. Johnson 8/7/1956 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III) …
CSL Daily 07/03/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In general…the poet’s route to our emotions lies through our imaginations.” Studies in Words, 2nd Edition (Published in 7/6/1967) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: The Second Edition of Studies in Words was released July 6, 1967 with three new words/chapters. – – – PURCHASE The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 03/25/19
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Symbolism exists precisely for the purpose of conveying to the imagination what the intellect is not ready for.” Letter to Sister Penelope CSMV on 3/25/1943 (Published in The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume II) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: On March 25, 1987 the US edition of Present Concerns, a …
CSL Daily 11/20/18
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What we do when we imagine, then, is to suppose (with or without the support of explicit images) a reshuffling of universals taken from the actual world.” Image and Imagination (First published in Image and Imagination in November, 2013) – – – FACT OF THE DAY: Image and Imagination, the last book with previously …
CSL Daily 10/06/18
FACT OF THE DAY: “Horrid Red Things” was published on Oct. 6, 1944 in Church of England Newspaper. It was adapted in the book Miracles. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “There is thus a distinction not only between thought and imagination in general, but even between thought and those images which the thinker (falsely) believes to …
CSL Daily 08/07/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The poem “Two Kinds of Memory” was published on August 7, 1947 in Time and Tide. A revised version is in Poems. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The good things even of this world are far too good ever to be reached by imagination. Even the common orange, you know: no …
CSL Daily 07/03/18
FACT OF THE DAY: The Second Edition of Studies in Words was released July 6, 1967 with three new words/chapters. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “In general…the poet’s route to our emotions lies through our imaginations.” Studies in Words, 2nd Edition (Published in 7/6/1967) More Details about The Misquotable C.S. Lewis
CSL Daily 03/25/18
FACT OF THE DAY: On March 25, 1987 the US edition of Present Concerns, a collection of eighteen essays, became available. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Symbolism exists precisely for the purpose of conveying to the imagination what the intellect is not ready for.” Letter to Sister Penelope CSMV on 3/25/1943 (Published in The Collected Letters …
CSL Daily 11/20/17
FACT OF THE DAY: Image and Imagination, the last book with previously unpublished material from Lewis was released in November, 2013. – – – QUOTE OF THE DAY: “What we do when we imagine, then, is to suppose (with or without the support of explicit images) a reshuffling of universals taken from the actual world.” Image and Imagination …