Oxford History of English Literature in the Sixteenth Century,
Excluding Drama (Hardback); The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition
(Galaxy; Dedicated to Owen Barfield; Softcover); A Preface to ‘Paradise Lost’ (Oxford
Press; Dedicated to Charles Williams, Softcover); The Discarded Image: An
Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto; Dedicated to Roger
Lancelyn Green; Softcover); Studies in Words (Canto; Softcover); Studies in
Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto; Softcover); An Experiment in
Criticism (Cambridge University Press; Softcover); Image and Imagination
(Cambridge; Edited by Walter Hooper; Softcover), by C. S. Lewis.
Before (and indeed, during) his stint as a Christian
apologist and children’s author, Lewis was an academic at Oxford and later
Cambridge. As such, he published some very well respected and influential books
on English literature. His style is so lucid, conversational, and enthusiastic,
he makes even the driest subjects (‘Sixteenth Century Literature’) seem
interesting. When he gets on more interesting topics (‘Discarded Image’) he
becomes positively riveting – at least to me.
Ranking: Essential.
File Code: English Literature. Criticism.
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