![]() ![]() He has said that Malacandra affected him like a quantitative, Perelandra like an accentual, metre. ![]() ![]() He has said that Malacandra was like rhythm and Perelandra like melody. One could try–Ransom has tried a hundred times–to put it into words. But whence came this curious difference between them? He found that he could point to no single feature wherein the difference resided, yet it was impossible to ignore. Here’s an example from near the end of Perelandra, the second book of the Space Trilogy:īoth the bodies were naked, and both were free from any sexual characteristics, either primary or secondary. I always see the world anew and afresh, larger and more glorious whenever I read Lewis. ![]() A festschrift for him could be entitled, Through New Eyes. That depth of thought allows him to see larger forests and additional trees that most folks miss at least I know I often miss them. While Lewis had many distinguishing characteristics that were and remain outstanding from his and our contemporaries, one that always brings me back to reading more and more of his work is simply his ability to think. Lewis’ Space Trilogy should be required reading, at least twice through, before graduating high school. ![]()
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