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Perelandra Dedication and Preface

An archived study of the second book of Lewis' theological science fiction Space Trilogy.

Perelandra Dedication and Preface

Postby Kanakaberaka » October 17th, 2004, 10:41 pm

After a too long hiatus I have resumed the C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy study.
The dedication is : To Some Ladies at Watage
Wantage is a small town in Oxfordshire. But I have no idea who the Ladies are. The library at Wantage was noted on a website I found. I wonder if the Ladies may have been Librarians?

It's no surprise that the Preface mentions the first book of The Trilogy. But there is also a note about the characters being fictitious (of course) and that ..."none of them is allegorical". I remember that Lewis had a very narrow definition about what an allegory is. I think that he wanted Perelandra to be seen as an original fantasy rather than simply a replay of the book of Genesis.
so it goes...
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Re: Perelandra Dedication and Preface

Postby Sven » October 18th, 2004, 12:17 am

Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.
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Postby Kanakaberaka » October 18th, 2004, 11:16 am

so it goes...
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