Women among the inklings : gender, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams
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Women among the inklings : gender, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams
（Contributions in women's studies, no. 191）
Greenwood Press, 2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-186) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Oxford group of writers known as the Inklings met and thrived during the 1930s and 1940s. Three of the members, C. S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams, became known as authors and cultural figures, recognized for interweaving Christian themes into fantasy fiction. Other members of the group doubtlessly influenced these works through their comments and discussion, and the published ideas of Williams, Lewis, and Tolkien were probably first discussed within this circle. Every member of the Inklings was male, the group consciously excluded women, and it was formed to promote male companionship. This book examines the attitude of the Inklings toward women and thus, sheds new light on the lives and works of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams.
The book examines the male culture of the Inklings and the relation of the literary group to the larger Oxford community. It also looks at women in the lives of Williams, Tolkien, and Lewis. While Williams and Tolkien apparently thought of women as mythic icons, Lewis began to question some of the group's assumptions after his marriage. When considering the representation of women in fiction by the Inklings, the volume gives special attention to issues of gender and theology.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
The Inklings as Male Culture
Women as Mythic Icons: Williams and Tolkien
Women as Presence and Absence: The Lewis Brothers
Against Insubordination: Women in Inklings Fiction
Mere Feminism: Gender, Reading, and the Inklings
Selected Bibliography
Index
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