| Paper 1227-a | Journeys of Discovery: C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy as Medieval Voyages of Wonder
(Language: English)
Nathan E. H. Fayard, J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Index terms: Language and Literature - Celtic, Language and Literature - Middle English, Medievalism and Antiquarianism, Philosophy |
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| Paper 1227-b | Mélusine, Memory, and Reconstruction of the Past in El unicornio by Manuel Mugica Láinez
(Language: English)
Juan Manuel Lacalle, Instituto de Filología y Literaturas Hispánicas 'Dr. Amado Alonso', Universidad de Buenos Aires
Index terms: Genealogy and Prosopography, Language and Literature - Comparative |
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| Abstract | Paper -a:
In his Space Trilogy, C.S. Lewis's protagonist takes two stellar journeys, and both of them are strikingly different from the contemporary science fiction voyages of his day. This paper will explore the ways in which, while writing in an age of exploitative, imperialist science fiction narratives, Lewis consciously reaches back to medieval models, including pilgrimage, envisioning Ransom's travels as primarily explorative, journeys of discovery and wonder, and not of conquest. Specifically, these texts possess many parallels to the Irish Immrama tradition, especially the Voyage of Saint Brendan.
Paper -b:
The Argentinian author Manuel Mugica Láinez wrote in 1965 El unicornio, a historical novel of medieval theme. The story is narrated by the fairy Mélusine herself who, as a memoir or autobiography, intersects the genealogical history of her family with the medieval context of crusades. The aim of our proposal will be to analyze the representation of the Middle Ages, through the eyes of the legendary French character, Mélusine de Lusignan, and the specificities that acquires the reconstruction of the past in the constant counterpoint of the present from which is narrated. We will consider, especially, her immortality regarding her remembrances.
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