C. S. Lewis and the Middle Ages I: The Lewis Bestiary
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Center for the Study of C. S. Lewis and Friends, Taylor Univ.
Organizer Name
Joe Ricke
Organizer Affiliation
Taylor Univ.
Presider Name
Marsha Daigle-Williamson
Presider Affiliation
Spring Arbor Univ.
Paper Title 1
On Pilgrimage among Beasts: Walking with Hyoi and Puddleglum
Presenter 1 Name
Victoria Holtz-Wodzak
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Viterbo Univ.
Paper Title 2
The Birds, the Bees, and Mr. Bultitude: Animal Sex and the Kingdom of Love in That Hideous Strength
Presenter 2 Name
Joe Ricke
Paper Title 3
A Beast's Best Friend: Interspecies Friendship in the Fiction of C. S. Lewis
Presenter 3 Name
Edwin Woodruff Tait
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Christian History Magazine
Start Date
14-5-2016 10:00 AM
Session Location
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
Description
From his creation of the dressed-up animals of Boxen, to the talking beasts of Narnia, to Mr. Bultitude the Bear of That Hideous Strength, C. S. Lewis expressed his love for and kinship with the beasts. This session includes papers which look critically at his use of the animal kingdom, especially in ways that draw upon his medieval sources and influences.
C. S. Lewis and the Middle Ages I: The Lewis Bestiary
Valley II LeFevre Lounge
From his creation of the dressed-up animals of Boxen, to the talking beasts of Narnia, to Mr. Bultitude the Bear of That Hideous Strength, C. S. Lewis expressed his love for and kinship with the beasts. This session includes papers which look critically at his use of the animal kingdom, especially in ways that draw upon his medieval sources and influences.