tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post879761246398210502..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Tolkien-Lewis UpdateAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-39390689057974667552021-01-21T09:27:12.606-05:002021-01-21T09:27:12.606-05:00I mean, Brave is fine, but Google doesn't reco...I mean, Brave is fine, but Google doesn't recognize me, so it tortures me with endless sign-in requirements and demands that I establish new and better passwords.Wendy Laubachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364478932900665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23748351957566872932021-01-21T09:26:07.345-05:002021-01-21T09:26:07.345-05:00I'm using a new browser, "Brave," an...I'm using a new browser, "Brave," and it's wreaking havoc with my online accounts.--Texan99Wendy Laubachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364478932900665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81100354419752950692021-01-21T09:25:09.971-05:002021-01-21T09:25:09.971-05:00I struggle with the idea of being oblivious to how...I struggle with the idea of being oblivious to how blatant an allegory is. I'd say it's either apt or not. I don't need it to be hidden, only refreshing and dramatically powerful, which the Aslan resurrection always was for me. It gave me a way to think about the Christian doctrine of resurrection that wouldn't otherwise have been evident, in part by making it personal and accessible to a child, which I was when I read it first.Wendy Laubachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364478932900665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-83930336695763324982021-01-20T15:45:14.285-05:002021-01-20T15:45:14.285-05:00Earl, you were sputtering there. That's why I...Earl, you were sputtering there. That's why I like you. Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-53050896495883437712021-01-20T14:40:07.150-05:002021-01-20T14:40:07.150-05:00And thank you, it's nice to know Narnia made t...And thank you, it's nice to know Narnia made the cut for his grandchidlren's reading shelf.Earl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-80795027684250080362021-01-20T14:38:44.585-05:002021-01-20T14:38:44.585-05:00Did Tolkien acctually "accuse" Lewis of ...Did Tolkien acctually "accuse" Lewis of <i>allegory</i>? I ask because both knew medieval literature inside and out, and when they used the word "allegory," they meant something much more specific that the way moderns use the word, which often refers to anything somewhat rich in allusion and symbolism.<br /><br />When Lewis wanted to write an allegory, he jolly well wrote an <i>allegory</i>, and the characters had names like "Vertue" and "Reason" and "Mother Kirk" (the church), and lived in places with names like "Claptrap" or <i>Pecatum Adae</i> ("Sin of Adam"). Narnia has plenty of allusions and call-outs and parallels, but it doesn't have abstractions walking around on two legs (or four), delivering lines.Earl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-91704225042080522562021-01-19T13:27:30.954-05:002021-01-19T13:27:30.954-05:00That is encouraging. I had no idea so much was fi...That is encouraging. I had no idea so much was filtered through so angry a reporter.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01792036361407527304noreply@blogger.com