The first truly successful book Lewis wrote did not come from his own imagination; it was, funny enough, an analysis of poetry, a scholarly book titled The Allegory of Love which examined the ways allegory had been used in love poetry from ancient Rome through the European Renaissance. The book was, and still is, considered an incredible intellectual achievement, which altered medieval studies of English literature in particular. Ten years this work had been in the making; its success, plus the vocal support of Tolkien whose book The Hobbit had been a hit around this same time, gave Lewis a
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