C. S. Lewis and the Middle Ages II: Lewis and the Monsters/Monstrous

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

Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Presider Affiliation

Christian History

Paper Title 1

The "Saintification" of Elwin Ransom: Hagiography and Monstrous Combat in Perelandra

Presenter 1 Name

Abigail Palmisano

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Illinois State Univ.

Paper Title 2

The Monstrous Bestiary of C. S. Lewis

Presenter 2 Name

James Stockton

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Boise State Univ.

Paper Title 3

Banish the Muses and Kill the Monsters: The Boethian Rejection of Ideology in The Silver Chair

Presenter 3 Name

Anthony G. Cirilla

Presenter 3 Affiliation

College of the Ozarks

Start Date

10-5-2019 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley 3 Eldridge 309

Description

This session will explore the various ways C. S. Lewis received, re-transmitted, and adapted medieval literary versions of monsters and the monstrous. From the thin line separating beasts and monsters in medieval bestiaries, to the possible positive spiritual role of monstrous foes in saint's lives, these papers will consider Lewis's own works, especially his fiction, as an important part of his medievalist imagination.

Joe Ricke, Organizer