tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post387098827229715285..comments2024-02-18T12:18:45.788-05:00Comments on Sun and Shield: Till We Have Faces, by C. S. LewisMartin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-6535935534947544882007-07-21T06:16:00.000-04:002007-07-21T06:16:00.000-04:00"Lewis hated women?" That's a strange claim, even ..."Lewis hated women?" That's a strange claim, even without Orual.<BR/><BR/>There's Lucy Pevensie, for one, who is the most important character (except Aslan) in <I>The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe</I>.<BR/><BR/>There's also the Green Woman in <I>Perelandra</I>, and quite a bit about Jane Studdock in <I>That Hideous Strength</I>. Both of them are clearly important and sympathetic characters.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-59867368266641108402007-07-20T18:37:00.000-04:002007-07-20T18:37:00.000-04:00I agree with you that this is by far Lewis's fines...I agree with you that this is by far Lewis's finest work of fiction; it was also the one he liked the best. <BR/>I wish it were better known, because it would put an end once and for all to the claim that Lewis hated women. The narrator, Oruel, is a woman, and is perhaps his most sympathetic and most finely drawn protagonist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-10980271777681032172007-07-11T07:27:00.000-04:002007-07-11T07:27:00.000-04:00Lewis is always worth reading, and reading again.T...Lewis is always worth reading, and reading again.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-72457152903487144172007-07-09T19:29:00.000-04:002007-07-09T19:29:00.000-04:00I'm finally getting around to reading Alan Jacob's...I'm finally getting around to reading Alan Jacob's The Narnian, and really enjoying it. I re-reread the Space Trilogy last year. It's been quite awhile since TWHF. I hope to start through some of Lewis's work again. I have a cousin who is quite a fan.Pilgrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263860830512792429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-86556556305277470822007-07-06T20:50:00.000-04:002007-07-06T20:50:00.000-04:00Thanks! And thank God for the late CSL.Thanks! And thank God for the late CSL.Martin LaBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629053725732957599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9661811.post-43195140421059019682007-07-06T09:45:00.000-04:002007-07-06T09:45:00.000-04:00I've been a member of the New York CS Lewis Societ...I've been a member of the New York CS Lewis Society since 1980. When the subject of Lewis' fiction comes up, many members say "Till We Have Faces" is CSL's best. When my daughters were 11 and 13, I read TWHF aloud to them. Thanks for a great post.<BR/>NeilNeil Gussmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667154945595202472noreply@blogger.com