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They were written in the mid-twentieth century, IIRC, in the fifties. Not "early."
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The idea of oriental despotism that Lewis relies on was a very influence strain of throught in the 1950s. That Lewis let it influence his work is unsurprising. Especially his use of it as an unChristrian Other to Narnia. But the Narnia books are enjoyable even if you approach them with a strong anti-Christian prejudice, so what does it matter?"Remember, there's good stuff in American culture, too. It's just that by "good stuff" we mean "attacking the French," and Germany's been doing that for ages now, so, well, where does that leave us?" - ElokComment
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