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Literature plays a crucial role in taking our ideas of Heaven. beyond bare abstractions or stale clichés into richer imaginative territory. In this essay, we will consider the ways in which J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis approach the 'problem of Heaven' in their fantasy.
14 gru 2023 · Exploring the concept of the afterlife has fascinated authors for centuries. From mythical realms to imaginative depictions of Heaven and Hell, fictional afterlives have provided a canvas for writers to delve into profound questions about life, death, and the unknown.
1 mar 2013 · This essay examines the depiction of Heaven in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Leaf by Niggle” and C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle, with reference to Dante’s Paradiso, arguing that their depictions of Heaven are both theologically rich and imaginatively satisfying.
16 lis 2015 · Top 10 Literary Depictions of Hell. 16 November 2015. Heaven might be lovely, but it rarely makes for an interesting read - all that happiness and goodness lacks conflict. Hell, on the other...
18 maj 2017 · Over the years, fiction has wrestled with these same questions, and come up with a narratively compelling (and disparate) series of answers. Here are ten books and stories that offer distinctive takes on afterlives, resurrections, and metaphysical questions about the nature of humanity.
6 wrz 2014 · From the heavenly mescaline voyages of British intellectuals like Aldous Huxley to the nightmarish psychedelic visions of William S. Burroughs, writers influenced by hallucinogens have wrestled with both angels and demons.
21 gru 2014 · Something about the idea of a heavenly realm — call it Zion, call it Paradise, call it Elysium, call it Shangri-La, call it Nirvana — meets a deep-seated need of human beings to hope for something more after this life.
