The Dauntless Don: How C. S. Lewis Became a Public Intellectual, 1938-1944

The paper argues that part of C. S. Lewis’s perennial success owes to his persona as a Public Intellectual. It is therefore useful and instructive to trace the steps in the evolution that led him from literary historian and Oxford professor to Public Intellectual, a process that took place between 1...

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Published inLinguaculture (Iași) Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 13 - 36
Main Author Michelson, Paul E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Alexandru Ioan Cuza University Press 30.06.2024
Subjects
C. S. Lewis
Mere Christianity
Public Intellectual
The Abolition of Man
the Inklings
World War II
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Summary:The paper argues that part of C. S. Lewis’s perennial success owes to his persona as a Public Intellectual. It is therefore useful and instructive to trace the steps in the evolution that led him from literary historian and Oxford professor to Public Intellectual, a process that took place between 1938 and 1944 during the dire days of World War II.  
ISSN:2067-9696
2285-9403
DOI:10.47743/lincu-2024-1-0366