I love the way you've framed the irony of the "person" in power being a horse. It really underscores how much of a deep revision Lewis is doing here to the concept of chivalry.
On Orientalism--100% agreed that this isn't "intentional." In fact, Said would say that this is how the hegemony of orientalism works--you don't necessarily intend to perpetuate it, but books like Lewis' perpetuate orientalist narratives.
On Orientalism--100% agreed that this isn't "intentional." In fact, Said would say that this is how the hegemony of orientalism works--you don't necessarily intend to perpetuate it, but books like Lewis' perpetuate orientalist narratives.