Posted on 03/19/2020 8:43:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Beg all you want— need some references? They are all at Oxford. C.S.Lewis was an atheist.
Mucho Clever!
The foundation trilogy would take at least 7 or 8 full length movies. Fabulous reading. Difficult to film.
Alright then, I’ll take Old Man’s War then. :)
vastly different books, both masterpieces.
but Herbert will teach you far more about nation-state political factionalism, the corrupt nature of politicians and all political parties, and human nature in general.
imo, it’s a far more useful-if less inspiring, book than LOTRs.
Herbert came up through newspaper writing and the American SF pulps and introduced ecological themes, drawing on science and social science, into his work.
So it's natural that Tolkien wouldn't have had much use for Herbert. Journalist, pulp writer, outer space, ecology, sociology, American: Herbert pushed all of the anger buttons someone of Tolkien's background would have.
Fantasy and science fiction can merge into each other, but some people want a clearer and more solid dividing line.
The Orange Catholic Bible?
Indeed. I cannot imagine anyone doing a better job than Cleese. Just perfection.
"The Most Reluctant Convert" by David Downing tells the story of Lewis' spiritual walk to the Christian Faith.
It was, indeed, Tolkein on Addison's Walk who sealed the deal.
Is that supposed to allude to the Douay-Rheims Bible?
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