Abstract
C. S. Lewis’ Merlin has been brought forward from the sixth century. In the world he knew, though there was no longer a Roman Emperor in the West, there certainly was an Emperor reigning in Constantinople who could be called upon for aid. A closer look at Lewis’ depiction of Byzantium reveals what role the positive qualities he attributed to the city played in the development of his own views regarding the nature of the realm (or world) we should strive to realize here on earth.
Recommended Citation
MacCoull, L. S.B.
(2012)
""There Is No Emperor": Merlin and the Ideal State in That Hideous Strength,"
Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal: Vol. 5
:
Iss.
1
, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55221/1940-5537.1120
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cslewisjournal/vol5/iss1/9
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