That Hideous Strength

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That Hideous Strength is C. S. Lewis’s dystopian science-fantasy novel, the third in his Space Trilogy, exploring themes of morality, scientism, and spiritual warfare in a modern academic setting.

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instanceOf Christian fiction work
novel
science fantasy novel
author C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED
continuationOf cosmology of the Space Trilogy
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
explores conflict between supernatural good and evil
tension between Christianity and secular modernity
featuresCharacter Merlin NERFINISHED
follows Perelandra NERFINISHED
fullNameOfOrganization National Institute for Co-ordinated Experiments NERFINISHED
genre dystopian fiction
fantasy
science fiction
theological fiction
hasElement Arthurian legend NERFINISHED
angelology
apocalyptic conflict
inspiredBy The Faerie Queene NERFINISHED
language English
literaryMovement Christian literature
mainCharacter Elwin Ransom NERFINISHED
Jane Studdock NERFINISHED
Lord Feverstone NERFINISHED
Mark Studdock NERFINISHED
Miss Hardcastle NERFINISHED
Mr. Wither NERFINISHED
Professor Frost NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
organizationFeatured N.I.C.E. NERFINISHED
originalPublisher The Bodley Head NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Space Trilogy NERFINISHED
precededBy Out of the Silent Planet NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1945
seriesOrdinal 3
setting Bracton College NERFINISHED
Edgestow NERFINISHED
English university town
targetAudience adult readers
theme abuse of power
marriage
morality
scientism
spiritual warfare
the nature of evil
totalitarianism
titleDerivedFrom a line in The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser

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