C.S. Lewis on the Birth Of Metaphor
Words regain their fiery power in our poetic imagination that helps us find the genuine Metaphor.
When a metaphor is trite, it is dead. To be genuine, it must be born in the “careering fires” of the Sun – using C.S. Lewis’s imagery. It has to be inspired by Mercury himself. Genuine metaphors pierce the soul with a delectable wound that illuminates us with the light of the pre-Babel language.
Genuine metaphors are born on the spur of the…
