Article Title
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell? Philip Pullman, C.S. Lewis, and the Fantasy Tradition
Abstract
Closely scrutinizes Pullman’s frequent denials of his quite obvious debt to C.S. Lewis, finding the hidden nuances in Pullman’s statements by separating out his responses to Lewis as a reader, author, and critic. The inescapable conclusion is that not only is Pullman writing classic fantasy, he is in close agreement with Lewis on many points as a reader and critic.
