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Writer [[Nicola Griffith]] describes<ref>Nicola Griffith in "[http://www.nicolagriffith.com/goon.html As We Mean To Go On]", (co-written with [[Kelley Eskridge]]), 2005.</ref> her memories of a scene from ''[[The Magician's Nephew]]'' : | Writer [[Nicola Griffith]] describes<ref>Nicola Griffith in "[http://www.nicolagriffith.com/goon.html As We Mean To Go On]", (co-written with [[Kelley Eskridge]]), 2005.</ref> her memories of a scene from ''[[The Magician's Nephew]]'' : | ||
:What stuck in my mind [was] what happened next: the awakening of Jadis, the great and terrible Queen of Charn, in all her six-feet tall, bare-armed, knife-wielding glory. She immediately became both an eroticised image | :What stuck in my mind [was] what happened next: the awakening of Jadis, the great and terrible Queen of Charn, in all her six-feet tall, bare-armed, knife-wielding glory. She immediately became both an eroticised image — like the eponymous magician, part of me sat up straight and thought, "dem fine woman... spirited gel" — and a facet of my self-identity. Even today I find bare arms and a desire to take over the world a reasonable response to some situations. And, oh, I like knives. | ||
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Jadis is the central villain of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis.
She is often called the White Witch, but her full honorific title is: Her Imperial Majesty Jadis, Queen of Narnia, Chatelaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of the Lone Islands, and, previously, Empress of Charn.
Influence
Writer Nicola Griffith describes[1] her memories of a scene from The Magician's Nephew :
- What stuck in my mind [was] what happened next: the awakening of Jadis, the great and terrible Queen of Charn, in all her six-feet tall, bare-armed, knife-wielding glory. She immediately became both an eroticised image — like the eponymous magician, part of me sat up straight and thought, "dem fine woman... spirited gel" — and a facet of my self-identity. Even today I find bare arms and a desire to take over the world a reasonable response to some situations. And, oh, I like knives.
External Links
- References
- ↑ Nicola Griffith in "As We Mean To Go On", (co-written with Kelley Eskridge), 2005.
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