In The Personal Heresy, C. S. Lewis challenges fellow scholar E. M. W. Tillyard on one of the most intriguing questions involving writers and writing. Is a work of imaginative literature primarily influenced by the author or by the subject matter? Lewis argues that the author's own personality and biography have little to no impact on the writing, while Tillyard contends the opposite: that the author's own imagination and story have an indelible influence on a piece of work. A rare glimpse into the thinking process of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, The Personal Heresy offers invaluable insight and intellectual delight for all dedicated readers.
