1. The Monk
This small number of elite would have included, but not limited to, Fielding, Johnson and especially Pope. ... An interest in those things, which cannot be understood, for example religion and the soul, results in an overwhelming expansion of what is accepted as art in the literary world. ... God does not truly exist but the devil does" (p63 Greary). Lewis evokes the horror of horrors, a malign cosmos where the devil, not God, is the only authoritative power presented. ... Instead of focusing on the conventional wrath of God, Lewis implores a wrath of a demonic supernatural force. ...
- Word Count: 1271
- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate