![]() ![]() ![]() These definitions lead me to the following questions regarding The Illustrated Screwtape Letters. Under the word, illustration, Webster’s third definition most pertains to our subject at hand: “Visual matter for clarifying or decorating a text.” And illustrare is related to the Latin word, lustrum, which means purification. According to Webster the English word, illustrate, comes from the Latin illustrare which means to make bright. So I thought I would start by looking up the meaning of the word illustrated. In fact, Lewis spent one whole book doing this: Studies in Words. Lewis often noted the importance of defining the meaning of words we think we understand. And to do that I think I shall start where Lewis would-by defining terms. Therefore I shall confine myself to reviewing the illustrations. Now, where to start in such a review? First of all, since The Screwtape Letters has been in print for sixty-seven years and is a classic of Christian literature and satire I see no need to review the text of one of C. This was a chance to get a free Lewis book. What was there to hesitate over? I love Lewis. When asked to write this review of The Illustrated Screwtape Letters I jumped at the chance. ![]()
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