Category: Literary Studies
Posts of studies, opinions, and reviews on English literature and authors.
Men, Women, and Demons—C.S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters
Lillian Elmore This is the final part of our fall series on C.S. Lewis’s epistolary novel The Screwtape Letters. “She’s the sort of woman who lives for others—you can tell by their […]
The Imaginative Man—Colin Duriez discusses C.S. Lewis
Colin Duriez, Scholar and Author I first met British author and scholar Colin Duriez at the 2007 Oxonmoot conference at the University of Oxford where he was a featured speaker. […]
English Professors, Fascinated by Science
Chad Chisholm, CIFC Director Alan Honour begins his book Cave of Riches: The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls with how young Muhammid Ahmed el-Hamed (of the Ta’amireh Bedouin tribe) was searching for […]
Wayne C. Booth—Jane Austen, Emma, and Ironic Distance
Priscilla Collins In his essay “Control of Distance in Jane Austen’s Emma” (which is taken from his more seminal work, The Rhetoric of Fiction), critic and University of Chicago professor Wayne […]
C.S. Lewis and Ways of Writing
Jessica Mau In his essay “On Three Ways of Writing for Children,” C.S. Lewis explains the ways books are written for young readers. Two of the examples that Lewis provides […]
A Spoonful of Sugar—C. S. Lewis and The Screwtape Letters
Britton A. Taylor This is the third part of our November series on C.S. Lewis’s epistolary novel The Screwtape Letters. The Screwtape Letters is a literary work by C. S. Lewis […]
C.S. Lewis and Tastes in Literature
Jessica Mau In his essay “Different Tastes in Literature,” C.S. Lewis discusses the difference between “tastes” of art and distinguishes between what he considers to be good and bad arts. […]
C.S. Lewis, Screwtape, and the Real Issue with Temptation
Allison Kisiel This is part two in our November series on C.S. Lewis’s epistolary novel The Screwtape Letters. Temptation isn’t a concept that Christians should take lightly. Even nonbelievers need to […]
Wayne C. Booth—Ethics and Teaching Literature
Priscilla Collins In his essay “The Ethics of Teaching Literature,” acclaimed critic and University of Chicago professor Wayne Booth begins by writing a defense of ethics and its role in the […]
C.S. Lewis, Screwtape, and Christian Pride
Dakota Smith This is part one in our November series on C.S. Lewis’s epistolary novel The Screwtape Letters. In his famous and acclaimed novel The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis addresses many […]
Imprisoned for Freedom—the Story of Charles Colson
Marshall Tankersley, Student Editor Since the time of Job, believers have asked the question, ‘What is God doing in my life?’ The hand of God moves in mysterious ways, and […]
Of Beast and Beauty
Jessica Mau Of Beast and Beauty is a young adult fantasy romance novel written by Stacey Jay. Some other books Stacey Jay has also written are Juliet Immortal and Romeo […]