Daily Archives: November 4, 2011

C.S. Lewis and Food

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Uri Brito

The food theme is not as prevalent in Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia as they are in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings. I have chronicled a bit of the delicious appetite of Tolkien for food here. Yet, as I make my … Continue reading →

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The Intent of Biblical Stories

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Uri Brito

Eric Auerback (Mimesis, 14-15) writes that the intent of biblical stories: “is not to bewitch the senses, and if nevertheless they produce lively sensory effects, it is only because the moral, religious, and psychological phenomena which are their sole concern … Continue reading →

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