The lion in the waste land : fearsome redemption in the work of C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and T. S. Eliot / Janice Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Janice, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Criticism and interpretation.

Lewis, C. S.

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965--Criticism and interpretation.

Eliot, T. S.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957--Criticism and interpretation.

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957.

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965.

Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963.

English literature--20th century--History and criticism.

English literature.

Christian fiction, English--History and criticism.

Christian fiction, English.

Redemption in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xiii, 290 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

"As bombs fell on London almost nightly from the autumn of 1940 through the summer of 1941, the lives of ordinary people were altered beyond recognition. A reclusive Oxford lecturer found himself speaking, not about Renaissance literature to a roomful of students but about Christian doctrine into a BBC microphone. A writer of popular fiction found herself exploring not the intricacies of the whodunit but the mysteries of suffering and grace. An erudite poet and literary critic found himself patrolling the dark streets and piecing together images of fire and redemption. C. S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and T. S. Eliot became something they had not been before the war: bearers of a terrible, yet triumphant, message that people could not expect to be spared from pain and suffering, but they would be redeemed through pain and suffering. The Lion in the Waste Land initially explores the personal dynamic between these three writers and their misgivings about taking on the role of Christian apologist. Brown goes on to examine the congruency in their depictions of the nature of Christ, of conversion, and of angelic beings; and she highlights the similarity in their views of war and suffering, their portrayals of life as a pilgrimage to heaven, and their arguments for the value of walking in the 'old paths' described in Scripture." -- From publisher's website.

Contents:

A Meeting of the Minds

Prophets in the Wilderness: Imagination versus Apologetics

Christ: The Unsafe Savior

Choosing to Be the Chosen of God

Angelic Interference

Fiery Trials: World War II and Redemptive Suffering

The Journey to Joy: Life as a Pilgrimage to Heaven

Ask for the Old Paths: Redeeming the Time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781606353387

1606353381

OCLC:

1017603718