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Is Lewis an Irish writer?

The man. The myth.

Do you think we must describe Lewis as

Poll ended at May 7th, 2006, 8:04 pm

English writer
12
48%
Irish writer
11
44%
Neither
2
8%
 
Total votes : 25

Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Karen » May 1st, 2006, 7:12 pm

Although I know that Lewis was Irish, I've never thought of him that way (James Joyce and William Trevor, yes, but not Lewis.) If I were describing him to someone, I would say he was a British writer. But perhaps that's just my American ignorance showing. :)
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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Bill » May 1st, 2006, 9:11 pm

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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Perelandra » May 1st, 2006, 9:52 pm

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Stanley Anderson » May 1st, 2006, 10:28 pm

…on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a fair green country under a swift sunrise.
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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby sehoy » May 2nd, 2006, 9:08 am

Lewis was so not a an Irish writer.
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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Bill » May 2nd, 2006, 11:33 am

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby jo » May 2nd, 2006, 11:34 am

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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Bill » May 2nd, 2006, 11:44 am

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby jo » May 2nd, 2006, 11:45 am

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

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Re: re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby Bill » May 2nd, 2006, 11:51 am

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re: Is Lewis an Irish writer?

Postby sehoy » May 2nd, 2006, 12:27 pm

He's not Irish. He's thoroughly British. The fact that he and Tolkien felt the need to come up with another mythology is the capper for me.
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