The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. LewisHarper Collins, 11.10.2005 - 342 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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... Especially no- table is a witty parody of some of the preaching she had heard , a care- ful exegesis of that famously difficult text " Old Mother Hubbard , she went to the cupboard . " Given the extraordinary skills as a satirist and ...
... ( especially those whose mothers are dying ) would be likely to separate their desires from their recognition of God as Savior and Judge . Perhaps children cannot yet think of God that more mature way at all ; if so , what Lewis is really ...
... especially his younger son - man- aged to retain . ( As if the death of his wife were not enough , Albert's father had died in April , and his brother Joseph would die two weeks after Flora . ) As Jack would write decades later , his ...
... especially her illustrations , which in one of his last books he says were " the delight of my childhood .... The idea of humanised animals fascinated me perhaps even more than it fascinates most children . " So Jack created Animal ...
... especially small ones such as Wynyard , tended to be run more simply and straightforwardly by the masters . The school that Albert Lewis , after careful study and deep reflection , chose for his sons was run quite autocratically by a ...
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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 |
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