Comments on: Why I read C.S. Lewis http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/ "I cannot live without books." —Thomas Jefferson Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:47:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Bookland » Blog Archive » The Weight of Glory http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-7 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 03:09:18 +0000 http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-7 [...] This ties in quite well with the heaven feeling I talked about a few days ago, hitting it right on the head. [...] […] This ties in quite well with the heaven feeling I talked about a few days ago, hitting it right on the head. […]

]]> by: Ben http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-6 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:33:03 +0000 http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-6 Dan: In "The Weight of Glory," Lewis talks about this very thing (I wish I'd read it <i>before</i> I posted, but that's okay). In five or ten minutes I'm going to post about it, so I'll save further comments for that. :) Anna: I've heard of them and have been dying to get to them, but still haven't read them yet. This year one of my goals is to complete my CSL collection (wallet permitting) and read them all as well. Have you read the big, thick volume he wrote on 16th-century English literature? (I think it's 16th-century but I'm not positive -- it was for a series.) I do have <i>An Experiment in Criticism</i>, which looks promising. Dan: In “The Weight of Glory,” Lewis talks about this very thing (I wish I’d read it before I posted, but that’s okay). In five or ten minutes I’m going to post about it, so I’ll save further comments for that. :)

Anna: I’ve heard of them and have been dying to get to them, but still haven’t read them yet. This year one of my goals is to complete my CSL collection (wallet permitting) and read them all as well. Have you read the big, thick volume he wrote on 16th-century English literature? (I think it’s 16th-century but I’m not positive — it was for a series.) I do have An Experiment in Criticism, which looks promising.

]]> by: Anna http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-4 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:21:07 +0000 http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-4 Have you tried his medieval commentaries? Both The Discarded Image and Allegories of Love are rather superb. Have you tried his medieval commentaries? Both The Discarded Image and Allegories of Love are rather superb.

]]> by: Dan Hanks http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-2 Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:05:44 +0000 http://bookland.blankslate.net/2006/01/26/why-i-read-cs-lewis/#comment-2 Have to agree with you on the "heaven" point above. I just finished reading The Magician's Nephew, and you've put into words the same feelings I experienced while reading it. Although Lewis was not LDS, I found it interesting that while reading the book I felt echoes from what I feel when attending the temple. Hard to put a finger on it, but yeah. Have to agree with you on the “heaven” point above. I just finished reading The Magician’s Nephew, and you’ve put into words the same feelings I experienced while reading it. Although Lewis was not LDS, I found it interesting that while reading the book I felt echoes from what I feel when attending the temple. Hard to put a finger on it, but yeah.

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