The third novel, That Hideous Strength, develops the theme of nihilistic science threatening traditional human values, embodied in Arthurian legend.Ĭlive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British novelist, poet, academic, medievalist, literary critic and lay theologian. The story can be seen as an account of what might have happened if the terrestrial Adam had defeated the serpent and avoided the Fall of Man, with Ransom intervening in the novel to "ransom" the new Adam and Eve from the deceptions of the enemy. The second novel, Perelandra, depicts a new Garden of Eden on the planet Venus, a new Adam and Eve, and a new "serpent figure" to tempt Eve. Lewis's main character Elwin Ransom is based in part on Tolkien, a fact to which Tolkien alludes in his letters. Lewis Date: Catalog ID: 253 Publisher: Pan Books Price: Pages. The first book, Out of the Silent Planet, was apparently written following a conversation with his friend J.R.R. Publication: Voyage to Venus (Perelandra)Publication Record 87800 Author: C. The "Space Trilogy" dealt with what Lewis saw as the dehumanizing trends in contemporary science fiction. See: Perelandra (Voyage to Venus) Perelandra (Voyage to Venus) (1943) This. This carefully crafted ebook: "THE SPACE TRILOGY – Complete Collection: Out of the Silent Planet + Perelandra (Voyage to Venus) + That Hideous Strength" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
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