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Source: CHP
The sweep of narrative in A. N. Wilson's biography of C. S. Lewis is impressive and there is much that is acute and well argued. But much in this work is careless and unworthy of its author. Wilson, a novelist and an accomplished biographer, has failed to do what any writer on such a subject as Lewis ought to do, namely work out a coherent view of how the various literary works by the subject are to be described and commented on. Decisions have to be made on what to look at in detail and what to pass by with just a mention. Wilson has not thought this problem out. For instance, Till We Have Faces, Lewis' treatment of the Eros and Psyche story and one of his best-executed and most moving works, is merely mentioned by Wilson, though it illuminates Lewis' spiritual development, whereas Lewis' minor work Pilgrim's Regress is looked at in considerable detail.
The author of the passage would be most likely to agree with which of the following statements regarding Till We Have Faces?
- A It is an improvement over the Eros and Psyche story on which it is based.
- B It illustrated Lewis' attempt to involve his readers emotionally in the story of Eros and Psyche.
- C It was more highly regarded by Wilson than by Lewis himself.
- D It is one of the outstanding literary achievements of Lewis' career.
- E It is probably one of the most popular of Lewis' works.