Article Title
Abstract
C.S. Lewis was influenced by Serialism, a theory of time, dreams and immortality proposed by J.W. Dunne. The closing chapters of the final Chronicle of Narnia, The Last Battle, are examined here. Relevant aspects of Dunne’s theory are drawn out and his known influence on the works of Lewis revisited. The closing chapters of The Last Battle are now seen to embrace many features of Serialism’s infinite regress to immortality.
Recommended Citation
Inchbald, Guy W B
(2019)
"The Last Serialist: C.S. Lewis and J.W. Dunne,"
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 37
:
No.
2
, Article 5.
Available at:
https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol37/iss2/5
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