In this episode, we discuss C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, chapters eleven to fourteen.
This week, we approach the end of the novel with thoughts on essentialism, on Aslan’s role within and without the text, and the very masculine nature of Lucy’s healing cordial.
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Unanswered Questions:
- Is Aslan an authorial figure in the text?
- What is the nature of the deeper magic, and what is its source?
- What are the Aristotelian essences of the Pevensie children, as presented?
Footnotes:
- The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (Lewis)
- The Narnia Companion (Paul F. Ford)
- The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis (Alan Jacobs)
- The Masculinization Of Medicine
- Heavenly Dew: Crying in the Middle Ages
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