"'Two gods are in struggle. We mortals are not mere instruments - no, it is we who must win or lose by our own efforts, lest the universe be torn asunder as they wrestle...'" (p. 147)
"'Sir,' said Merlin, 'what will come of this? If they put forth their power, they will unmake all Middle Earth.'
"'Their naked power, yes,' said Ransom. 'That is why they will work only through a man.'"
-CS Lewis, That Hideous Strength IN Lewis, The Cosmic Trilogy (London, 1990), pp. 349-753 AT CHAPTER 13, 5, p. 653.
Tear the universe asunder or unmake Middle Earth?
Conan the Cimmerian and Merlinus Ambrosius learn what their mortal roles are to be. And my present role is to seek the realm of Morpheus.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
Lewis' use of "Middle Earth is no surprise--Tolkien read out large parts of THE LORD OF THE RINGS at meetings of the Inklings, the literary club he and Lewis were members of in the 1940's.
Ad astra! Sean
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