The Jovial and Mercurial Turn in C.S. Lewis

Detail of Jupiter's atmosphere, as imaged by Voyager 1.

Friends,

Apologies for the lack of Doctor’s Bookshelf today. But, since today we commemorate the death of C.S. Lewis, here’s a talk I gave several years ago on the roles that Mercury and Jupiter play in the writings of C.S. Lewis (based in the work done by Michael Ward and his excellent book Planet Narnia).