[thelionscall] Romance in Narnia

This brings up an interesting point about the Chronicles.  Although Lewis might have classified them in the genre of “romantic literature,” there are few instances of romance in the series.  We have Caspian and the star-child (whose name escapes me at the moment), Rillian and the Lady of the Green Kirtle (which didn’t end up very well), and of course Shasta and Aravis (of which we only see the beginning of a courtship).  I realize that the books were meant for children who might not be as interested in romance, but many of the faerie stories that Lewis loved contained romantic plots and subplots.  I wonder if Lewis’s lack of romantic elements in the stories was due to the lack of romance in his own life.  Although there is a bit of romantic “eros” love in That Hideous Strength (part of Lewis’s space trilogy).

 

-----Original Message-----
From: thelionscall@yahoogroups.com [mailto:thelionscall@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Himes
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:57 AM
To: thelionscall@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [thelionscall] Re: Prince Caspian location!!!

 

That's the last thing we need really.  And I doubt that Gresham would allow any such thing.  Besides, Susan would likely be several years older, especially with the movie Susan aging a couple of years.

habarakhe4 <Anthony.Miles@colorado.edu> wrote:

--- In thelionscall@yahoogroups.com, Aravis <araviss@...> wrote:
>
> On 4/5/06, habarakhe4 <Anthony.Miles@...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In thelionscall@yahoogroups.com, savageaddict2@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > <snip>
> > > Also, they have decided on a voice for Reepicheep, it is Mr T.  Go to
> > > _www.narniaweb.com_ (http://www.narniaweb.com)  if you don't know
> > who  he is.  I'm
> > > sure you'll remember him when you see him!
> >
> > This creates great dissonance in my mind. I just can't see this.
> >
>
> Hahaha. I don't see it likely either. Reepicheep to me has a mousy, squeaky,
> shrill voice. Hey, this is all part of Narnia Web's April Fool's Day
> episode. Along with Tahiti as the film location and Andrew Adamson cutting
> his hair and the Susan-Caspian romance. Go check out the site! (=
>

It can't be too shrill - Narnian mice are quite large. Susan and Caspian would certainly
make an interesting 'opposites attract' romance.

---

YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS

•  Visit your group "thelionscall" on the web.
   
•  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
   thelionscall-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
   
•  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

---