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"SEHNSUCHT" AND THE ISLAND MOTIF IN C. S. LEWIS' "OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET" AND "PERELANDRA."
- Date Issued:
- 1978
- Summary:
- Sehnsucht is a term used by C.S. Lewis to describe the immortal longing imparted to each soul by the Creator. The design of this longing is to draw one to a place of absolute surrender to the truth of God's preeminence. In Lewis' own life, as well as that of his fictional characters, the result of this longing is a relentless quest. In Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, the quest follows a structural pattern I have identified as the island motif. Elwin Ransom moves toward an island physically and spiritually. He is drawn by slowly intensifying encounters with Sehnsucht, occasioned by his sensory perceptions of the bizarre landscapes. Ransom's journey is allegorically related to the Christian's pilgrimage in Out of the Silent Planet. The quest becomes a reenactment of the Redeemer Myth in Perelandra. Both stories culminate in the hero's mystic union with the numinous.
Title: | "SEHNSUCHT" AND THE ISLAND MOTIF IN C. S. LEWIS' "OUT OF THE SILENT PLANET" AND "PERELANDRA.". |
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Name(s): |
DENNIS, SHERRY KAY. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Greer, Allen W., Thesis advisor |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 1978 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 71 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Sehnsucht is a term used by C.S. Lewis to describe the immortal longing imparted to each soul by the Creator. The design of this longing is to draw one to a place of absolute surrender to the truth of God's preeminence. In Lewis' own life, as well as that of his fictional characters, the result of this longing is a relentless quest. In Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra, the quest follows a structural pattern I have identified as the island motif. Elwin Ransom moves toward an island physically and spiritually. He is drawn by slowly intensifying encounters with Sehnsucht, occasioned by his sensory perceptions of the bizarre landscapes. Ransom's journey is allegorically related to the Christian's pilgrimage in Out of the Silent Planet. The quest becomes a reenactment of the Redeemer Myth in Perelandra. Both stories culminate in the hero's mystic union with the numinous. | |
Identifier: | 13913 (digitool), FADT13913 (IID), fau:10739 (fedora) | |
Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
Note(s): |
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978. Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters |
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Subject(s): |
Lewis, C S--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963--Out of the silent planet Lewis, C S--(Clive Staples),--1898-1963--Perelandra |
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Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |