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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1982
Description
Through his study of myth, C. S. Lewis concluded that pagan
mythology was a praeparatio evangelica for the ultimate "truth" of
Christianity. To illustrate his conviction, Lewis has retold the
myth of Cupid and Psyche, as transmitted by Apuleius, in Till We Have
Faces. Lewis has, by burying in his novel analogues and allusions to
Scripture, demonstrated how he believed God must have meant this
pagan myth to be interpreted. In his myth, Lewis uses a central
figure, Orual, to show how God reveals Himself to mortals. Before
becoming Queen, she rejects all "signs" and "witnesses" from the gods.
After she is Queen, the same "signs" and "witnesses" are viewed in
retrospect and finally the "veil" of misunderstanding is lifted.
mythology was a praeparatio evangelica for the ultimate "truth" of
Christianity. To illustrate his conviction, Lewis has retold the
myth of Cupid and Psyche, as transmitted by Apuleius, in Till We Have
Faces. Lewis has, by burying in his novel analogues and allusions to
Scripture, demonstrated how he believed God must have meant this
pagan myth to be interpreted. In his myth, Lewis uses a central
figure, Orual, to show how God reveals Himself to mortals. Before
becoming Queen, she rejects all "signs" and "witnesses" from the gods.
After she is Queen, the same "signs" and "witnesses" are viewed in
retrospect and finally the "veil" of misunderstanding is lifted.
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Extent
99 p.
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Identifier
14112
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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1982
Date Text
1982
Date Issued (EDTF)
1982
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FADT14112
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
WRIGHT, ROSEMARY.
Graduate College
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99 p.
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Title Plain
BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS IN C. S. LEWIS'S "TILL WE HAVE FACES."
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Origin Information
1982
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS IN C. S. LEWIS'S "TILL WE HAVE FACES."
Other Title Info
BIBLICAL ALLUSIONS IN C. S. LEWIS'S "TILL WE HAVE FACES."