The Four Loves ('Eros' or 'The Love Between the Sexes') by C.S. Lewis Doodle
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- Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2017
- This is an illustration of C.S. Lewis’ radio talk about the third of the four loves - ‘Eros’ or ‘The Love Between the Sexes’. Notes below...
When Lewis made these Four Loves recordings, he was very happily married and very much in love with his wife, Joy. Her cancer had been in remission almost a year at this point. The best description of Lewis’ transition to Eros is in a letter he wrote to a friend, where he said: “It is nice to have arrived at all this by something which began in Agape, proceeded to Philia, then became Pity [as to her plight], and only after that, Eros. As if the highest of these, Agape, had successfully undergone the sweet humiliation of an incarnation.”
Originally 'The Four Loves' series was recorded by Lewis in London in 1958, prepared as 10 talks to air on the ‘Protestant Hour’ on American radio in 1959. I believe this third love of 'Eros' was split into three broadcasts. The second talk begins at 12:00 and the third at 18:47 if you need smaller, bite-sized segments.
You can find my transcript of 'Eros' here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oFJL...
You can purchase Lewis' original radio broadcasts here: www.amazon.com/The-Four-Loves...
These talks were later turned into a larger book published in March 1960 with more detail (with quite different examples), which you can find here: www.amazon.com/Four-Loves-C-S...
(0:34) The definitions/diagram section of this broadcast is probably best summarised in the book version. "That sexual experience can occur without Eros, without being 'in love', and that Eros includes other things beside sexual activity, I take for granted."
(2:21) The lover "is more likely to feel that the incoming tide of Eros, having demolished many sand-castles and made islands of many rocks, has now at last with a triumphant seventh wave flooded this part of his nature also - the little pool of ordinary sexuality which was there on his beach before the tide came in.” ('The Four Loves', Lewis).
(8:01) Eros, "far from aggravating, he reduces the nagging and addictive character of mere appetite. And that not simply by satisfying it. Eros, without diminishing desire, makes abstinence easier." ('The Four Loves', Lewis).
(8:47) “Venus” is a very bright planet that appears from earth's perspective as linked to the sun, because of its orbit inside earth’s orbit. As such it became known as the “Morning star” or “Dawn star”. Due to its stunning addition to beautiful dawn scenes, Venus became known in the ancient world as ‘the beautiful planet’ and therefore became symbolic of woman, the most beautiful creature in creation to man. Essentially Venus became a symbol of all things to do with women, reproduction, sex, romance, fertility, growth, and even the colour green. The particular glory God gave this planet was then personified and worshiped as a goddess by ancient pagans, but old writers used the word in a symbolic way.
(18:05) Lewis refers to the King Cophetua story as noted in his book version, a legendary king who fell in love with a beggar woman and made her his queen. This story was combined with the modern re-telling of the Pygmalion myth (the man who falls in love with his own creation), especially in its treatment by George Bernard Shaw in the play 'Pygmalion' (or the musical version ‘My Fair Lady’).
(22:13) 'The Superman' - Fascism supports the creation of a 'New Man' who is a figure of action, violence, and masculinity, committed as a component of a disciplined mass that has shorn itself of individualism. Communism's 'New Man' was to make it his purpose to master his own feelings, to raise his instincts to the heights of consciousness, to make them transparent, to extend the wires of his will into hidden recesses, and thereby to raise himself to a new plane, to create a higher social biologic type, or, if you please, a superman. The Soviet era writer, Aleksandr Zinovyev, described what the superman, the ‘New Soviet Man’, really looked like (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_So....
[22:55] “The strange religion of love’ - ‘Courtly Love’ - "was love of a highly specialized sort, whose characteristics may be enumerated as Humility, Courtesy, Adultery, and the Religion of Love. The lover is always abject. Obedience to his lady’s lightest wish, however whimsical, and silent acquiescence in her rebukes, however unjust, are the only virtues he dares to claim..." (Lewis, 'The Allegory of Love').
(32:24) ‘Anna Karenina’ is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and is the tragic story of a married aristocrat/socialite in imperial Russia and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. Despite Vronsky's reassurances to marry her after she divorces, she grows increasingly possessive and paranoid about his imagined infidelity, fearing that he will give in to his mother's plans to marry him off to a rich society woman.
“Love ceases to be a demon only when it ceases to be a god.” -C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis is such goals.
This stuff should just be taught outright in schools.
Nothing, short of the bible, has ever been this mind blowing. The deeply thought out, wisdom founded in scripture that is the works of C.S Lewis is utterly invigorating. He is able to so intelligently lay out and convey wisdom so clearly it is nothing short of enlightening to listen to. Thank you so much for making this channel and using doodles to help articulate and visually support his words, it makes it much easier to digest and keep up with what he is saying. This channel is absolutely amazing, keep up the work my good man.
This , was by far, one of the best things I've seen on RUclips.
I’ve been reading The Four loves, but listening and seeing the doodles makes me understand the chapter way better. It’s a tough read for me, even though my English comprehension is pretty good I’d say, Lewis’ use of words is a whole other level.
I agree. I recommend the doodles to anyone I think needs them. The artist(s) do a great job in bringing the text to life in an understandable way.
All I can say everytime I am shown C.S. Lewis, is 'amazing.'
the art to take oneself not to serious and a healthy sense of humour does the trick,
thanks for the refreshing teaching of the colours of love
never dissapoints and rhe messages never get old. God's richest blessings on you.
I really enjoyed this! I wish all his books could be doodled ❤️❤️❤️
This was neat. I heard of Eros, I used to think it was just attraction but I like the way Lewis describes it.
Marvelous, as usual.
I am getting so much from this. Answers to which I have been searching for years. What balance he shows.
Another wonderful video! I'm looking forward to Agape
Omg thank you CSLewisDoodle, I love the fact that you incite laughter, thought and insight into my life through your drawings. These videos are just wonderful.
Thanks for yet another great video. Lewis is one of my all time favorite authors and I just love seeing this 'doodle' of his works.
I love these videos so much. Thank you!
I love these Videos. Keep on the great work, thank you!
This is absolutely right on the ball. Keep these coming, i'm really loving them
Outstanding. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Eagerly check this channel every day of my life.
thank you for these...praise God always!
I am so glad a new video has been uploaded. I'm guessing there are more to come. Oh please CS LewisDoodle, keep plugging away.
22:14 "Most of the pictures that have been painted of the supermen are very unattractive, that if you believed this theory, you'd be inclined to turn monk in order to avoid the risk of begetting him" Now that's hilarious
That's a great line. More on the topic here: "Imaginative writers try sometimes to picture this next step-the "Superman" as they call him; but they usually only succeed in picturing someone a good deal nastier than man as we know him and then try to make up for that by sticking on extra legs or arms. But supposing the next step was to be something even more different from the earlier steps than they ever dreamed of?" (Mere Christianity, 'The New Man') ruclips.net/video/qyFZbAjWWG4/видео.html
Great work!! Can't wait for the the final episode 'Agape' !
Transcript here: drive.google.com/file/d/1oFJLv_EfZuvIFUA-y3XObFyEt5ffqqvK/view?usp=sharing
CSLewisDoodle thank you so much for all the work you do in spreading C.S.Lewis' work. You make it so much easier to enjoy and understand
These are so awesome.
Amazing work, as usual.
Fantastic work once again, looking forward to the next video on agape!
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Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you ! Brilliant!
This is awesome! And so so interesting :D
Oh this is brilliant, thank you.
Thank God for C S Lewis.
Thank you!
I want to go on thinking about her - he's a contemplative. ☺️🙏
Man this is really advanced stuff, maybe I'm not as smart as I thought
Just Yes!
Subscribed!
Was C.S. married when he wrote this?
See video description notes above...
This doesn’t match my text ??
These broadcasts were later turned by Lewis into a book with more detail (and quite different examples).
Thank you!
Thank you!