While Lewis is generally seen as the central figure in the movement, it has been suggested that this was more due to his contacts and ability as a self-publicist and polemicist than the quality of his works.
Zatímco Lewis je obecně považován za ústřední postavu v hnutí, zdá se, že to bylo spíše pro jeho kontakty a schopnosti sebepropagátora a diskutéra než pro kvalitu jeho díla.