Master Class on C. S. Lewis' Literary Scholarship

C. S. Lewis is known as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia and popular theological works such as The Screwtape Letters. The scholarly works of this Oxford medievalist, no less well written, have gone largely unnoticed outside the academy. This master class studies Lewis’ works on literary criticism, history, and aesthetics. An Experiment in Criticism makes an attempt at judging books by how they are read. In the course of his experiment, Lewis advises his readers on how to read well and develops a theory of what makes certain works of literature beautiful. The Discarded Image is an introduction to how medievals looked at the world. How would it feel to walk under a starry night with their model of the universe? How did this model affect their understanding of art? How much of our present model is stipulated by modern science, and how has our science followed the suggestions of our model? The master class will be led by  Dr. William Junker (University of St. Thomas) and Dr. Michael West (University of Dallas). 

Schedule

Tuesday, June 30 at 8:00 p.m. EDT: An Experiment in Criticism (I)

Tuesday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m. EDT: An Experiment in Criticism (II)

Tuesday, July 14 at 8:00 p.m. EDT: The Discarded Image (I)

Tuesday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m. EDT: The Discarded Image (II)