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Encyclopedia > The Dark Tower (1977 novel)

The Dark Tower is a fragment of a novel attributed to C. S. Lewis and published posthumously by his personal secretary, Walter Hooper, in 1977. It is the start of a sequel to Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet (the first book of his Space Trilogy) dealing with time travel, but the story is incomplete — it contains gaps in the narrative and ends abruptly Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar, born into a Protestant family in Belfast, though mostly resident in England. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Out of the Silent Planet is the first novel of a science fiction trilogy written by C. S. Lewis, sometimes referred to as the Space Trilogy or Ransom Trilogy. ... The Space Trilogy or Ransom trilogy is a group of three science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that were inspired and influenced by David Lindsays A Voyage to Arcturus (1920). ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...

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Origin

Hooper states that he rescued the 64-page manuscript containing the draft of the story from a bonfire of Lewis' writings early in 1964, a couple of months after Lewis' death. Because of the story's setting, Hooper has assumed that it was written immediately after Out of the Silent Planet in about 1939, and says that the late Gervase Mathew told him that he heard The Dark Tower read to the Inklings around that time. Inklings scholar John D. Rateliff has suggested that the story could have been written some years later, about 1946, pointing to a reference in a letter by Lewis's friend J.R.R. Tolkien to a story by Lewis that could be The Dark Tower. For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Eagle and Child pub in Oxford where the Inklings met on Thursday nights from 1939. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ...


Authenticity

Kathryn Lindskoog advanced the theory that the story is a forgery written by Walter Hooper or at his behest. She claimed that The Dark Tower resembled stories by other writers, including A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle and The Planet of the Dead by Clark Ashton Smith. The story also features an antagonist who sticks a horn growing on his head into the lower back of his victims. Lindskoog claimed that this act had homosexual connotations, and that Lewis would not create such a character. Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive. ... A Wrinkle in Time cover Spoiler warning: A Wrinkle in Time is a childrens fantasy novel by Madeleine LEngle, written in 1962. ... Madeleine LEngle (b. ... Image:Front-4. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ...


See also

The Space Trilogy or Ransom trilogy is a group of three science fiction novels by C. S. Lewis that were inspired and influenced by David Lindsays A Voyage to Arcturus (1920). ...

References

  • Lindskoog, Kathryn. Light in the Shadowlands: Protecting the Real C. S. Lewis. Multnomah Pub., 1994. ISBN 0880706953

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