Evil, Eroticism, and Englishness in the Works of the British Literary Club (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783836437110)

In mid twentieth century Britain, after the experience of total war, evil was not an abstract concept but a palpable reality. How was evil understood, and how did this understanding influence notions of English national identity? This book examines the lives and works of C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and J.R.R. Tolkien, members of the British literary club Inklings. It probes repre-sentations of evil, Englishness, gender and the erotic in their fiction and shows specifically how their science fiction, horror, and fantasy was a response to the moral and human devastation of two world wars. The book suggests that the Inkling's middle brow literature opens a window on a wider sense of uncertainty and longing about Englishness in the eve of decolonization and decline, while showing that the philosophical and theo-logical make up of the group was more diverse than has been previousely represented.

Author: Ted Rogers
ISBN-10: 3836437112
ISBN-13: 9783836437110
Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2008
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.31d