The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. LewisHarper Collins, 13.10.2009 - 368 Seiten The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original Narnian, C. S. Lewis himself. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential religious writer of his day. An Oxford don and scholar of medieval literature, he loved to debate philosophy at his local pub, and his wartime broadcasts on the basics of Christian belief made him a celebrity in his native Britain. Yet one of the most intriguing aspects of Clive Staples Lewis remains a mystery. How did this middle-aged Irish bachelor turn to the writing of stories for children -- stories that would become among the most popular and beloved ever written? Alan Jacobs masterfully tells the story of the original Narnian. From Lewis's childhood days in Ireland playing with his brother, Warnie, to his horrific experiences in the trenches during World War I, to his friendship with J. R. R. Tolkien (and other members of the "Inklings"), and his remarkable late-life marriage to Joy Davidman, Jacobs traces the events and people that shaped Lewis's philosophy, theology, and fiction. The result is much more than a conventional biography of Lewis: Jacobs tells the story of a profound and extraordinary imagination. For those who grew up with Narnia, or for those just discovering it, The Narnian tells a remarkable tale of a man who knew great loss and great delight, but who knew above all that the world holds far more richness and meaning than the average eye can see. |
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... First Things “This is the book on Lewis we've all been waiting for: probing, gener- ous, lyrical and entertaining. A masterpiece of biographical writing by one of our most luminous minds.” —Charles Marsh, author of The Beloved Community ...
... first a play and now a film based on the first Narnia book , The Lion , the Witch , and the Wardrobe , have appeared , thus bringing Lewis back to the attention of anyone who might happen to have forgotten him . But of course no one ...
... first person to make me want to be a writer . . . . I think , perhaps , the genius of Lewis was that he made a world that was more real to me than the one I lived in ; and if authors got to write the tales of Narnia , then I wanted to ...
... first few chapters and offered valuable critical com- mentary. Jessica Dwelle read a late version of the manuscript and, at a time that was perfect for me but inconvenient to her, gave me an intel- ligent and useful response. My agent ...
... first chapter with a quote from Milton's Paradise Lost, a dark statement from Satan, musing on the occupants of the ... first (that is, a first-class degree) in logic and a second in mathematics. A year later a young man named Albert ...
Inhalt
ONE Happy but for so happy ill secured وو I | 19 |
THREE Red beef and strong beer | 44 |
FOUR I never sank so low as to pray | 65 |
SEVEN Definitely believing in Christ | 136 |
EIGHT Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? | 163 |
NINE What I owe to them all is incalculable | 194 |
ELEVEN We soon learn to love what | 248 |
TWELVE Joy is the serious business of heaven | 280 |
AFTERWORD The Future of Narnia | 305 |