Posted on 12/14/2010 2:14:43 AM PST by Walter Scott Hudson
Richard Wolffe is ubiquitous on MSNBC as a “political analyst.” Just what qualifies him a being such a general know-it-all is kind of a mystery, unless the provincials are just that impressed by a British accent.
But when Wolffe’s Anglo-ness should have been an asset on Hardball Thursday night, he could not even identify one of the 20th Century’s monumental British thinkers, C.S. Lewis, as anything other than the author of “kids’ books.”
Of course, he was in the MSNBC anything-Sarah-Palin-says-is-stupid default mode, and caught up in a allegedly hilarious bit of Palin Derangement Syndrome patter.
WOLFFE: All “The Chronicles of Narnia.” (LAUGHTER) … Look, divine inspiration from a series of kids books?... But divine inspiration? There are things she could have said for divine inspiration. Choosing C.S. Lewis is an interesting one.
Yes, how could anyone get inspiration from Mere Christianity, The Problem of Pain, A Grief Observed, Surprised by Joy… oh, right only millions have.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsrealblog.com ...
Secular JINOs (Jews-In-Name-Only) like Wolffe are clueless about brilliant Christian writers such as C.S. Lewis. However my religious Jewish father introduced me to “Miracles” at a young age, and I adored it, and read every word of C.S. Lewis.
CS Lewis can be found by going on Google, no?
Geez this is pathetic
Not to mention horrible drunkards. They show no capacity for self-restraint around a bottle.
you have to be a moronic twit to be considered fit for PMSNBC “analysis”
no one worth listening to appears on that loathsome network
if they all disappeared today the average IQ of the MSM would go up
And what makes it even worse is that the left-wing illiterate simpletons were busted on the same issue a couple of years ago.
http://democracy-project.com/?p=3267
There is a rock in our garden smarter than this guy Wolffe.
The Great Divorce
Screwtape Letters
Those are two I can call right off of my head.
Matthews himself was like “come on...you can do better than that British commentator”
WTF....impossible......how could a graduate from Oxford not know about C S Lewis? One of the most famous Oxford Dons and alumni. Especially having the same major in common.
I call them “a nation of alcoholic lesbians - and I’m talking about the men.”
You have to assume that he knows, and simply decided to take a cheap political shot in an arena where he knows the ref won’t call him on it.
Brits, by and large, have terrible grooming habits, including, but not limited to, bad breath, yellow, rotten teeth, greasy hair, body odor {almost as bad as the French, many of whom believe that water will rust the skin}. Why do you think they use so much perfume?
I'll quit here because the Brits and French will have enough to flame me into next week.
Smelly socialists.
Writing children’s tales and popular theology were pastimes for Lewis. These are examples of his academic works.
Poetry and Prose in the Sixteenth Century (Oxford History of English Literature (New Version)
C. S. Lewis (Author)
The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition (Oxford Paperbacks) [Paperback]
C. S. Lewis (Author)
The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature (Canto)
C. S. Lewis (Author)
(Nice discussion of the place of Fairies and dreams in the Medieval world view.)
Good job on reminding people about his academic career and works.
Don’t forget about his A Preface to Paradise Lost (which, despite it’s title, is an independent book analyzing Milton’s work). Although not exactly an in depth literary analysis, my favorite of his books focused on literature and reading is his An Experiment in Criticism, which I would recommend to just about everyone. His Studies in Words is another good one.
Beyond these, of course, he also wrote numerous academic essays, most of which have been gathered in: Selected Literary Essays, On Stories, and Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature.
“Poetry and Prose in the Sixteenth Century (Oxford History of English Literature (New Version)”
This was originally titled English Literature in the Sixteenth Century Excluding Drama. At 700 pages it is his most accomplished academic work. He used to amusingly refer to the volume as “oh hell,” a play on the initials of the series OHEL (Oxford History of English Literature).
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