World's end imagery: how William Morris and C.S. Lewis imagined the Medieval North.(Critical Essay)

From: Extrapolation | Date: September 22, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The allure of North European medieval literature was strong in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century England. Two writers who inherited the Romantic impulse felt the pull of the Norse tradition and wrote their own imaginative works based on much of this material. Although they were both enamored of the North, William Morris and C.S. Lewis saw it differently, in terms of personal exposure to it, as well as its significance. For Morris, the qualities of medieval society he found so admirable could still be visited, not only within his favorite sagas and poems, but also in the ...

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