Month: April 2024

“Forgotten” poem by C.S. Lewis published for the first time

“Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg” (1935) was among documents sold to the University of Leeds 10 years ago.

University of Leeds Literary Archivist Sarah Prescott holds ‘Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg’

Enlarge / University of Leeds Literary Archivist Sarah Prescott holds "Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg," by C.S. Lewis. (credit: © CS Lewis Pte Ltd)

Renowned British author C.S. Lewis is best known for his Chronicles of Narnia, but Lewis's prolific oeuvre also included a science-fiction trilogy, an allegorical novel, a marvelous retelling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche, various nonfiction works of Christian apologetics, and literary criticism. Now, a literary scholar has discovered a previously unknown short poem by Lewis among a cache of documents acquired by the University of Leeds 10 years ago. Written in 1935, the poem has been published for the first time, with an accompanying analysis in the Journal of Inkling Studies.

The journal's title refers to the so-called "Oxford Inklings," a group of Oxford-based scholars and writers who met regularly to read each others' works aloud, most often at an Oxford pub called The Eagle and Child (aka the Bird and the Baby). In addition to Lewis, the group included J.R.R. Tolkien and Charles Williams. (All three were the main characters of James A. Owens' fantasy series, The Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica.) I once called the Inklings "arguably the literary mythmakers" of their generation.

Lewis and Tolkien shared a love of Norse mythology, and Lewis read the first early drafts of what would become Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien later said he owed his friend "an unpayable debt" for convincing him the "stuff" could be more than merely a "private hobby." Tolkien, in turn, was the one who convinced Lewis—an atheist in his youth—to convert to Christianity.

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Mobility: TÜV kritisiert Mitnahmeverbot von E-Tretrollern im ÖPNV

Zahlreiche Nahverkehrsunternehmen sind einer Empfehlung des VDV gefolgt und haben E-Tretroller aus Bussen und Bahnen verbannt. Zu Unrecht, wie der TÜV-Verband findet. (E-Scooter, TÜV)

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