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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... things and made to say my prayers and in due time taken to church . I naturally accepted what I was told but I cannot re- member feeling much interest in it . " He is at some pains to insist that in his childhood " religious experiences ...
... thing hadn't worked , but I was used to things not working , and I thought no more about it . " I take his word that he " thought no more about it . " But it seems oddly perverse for Lewis to say that his experiment in prayer — or , if ...
... thing that you want desperately badly ; you almost fight against the hope because it is too good to be true ; you've ... things had happened already . And he had the magic Rings . There must be worlds you could get to through every pool ...
... thing . " What reassures him , though , is a memory - a memory of his first real conversation with the great lion Aslan , in which he pleaded for his mother's life : " But please , please - won't you - can't you give me something that ...
... thing , and that everything he wrote must be given a political framework . " ( The inference is that young Jack wanted his writings to be somehow " adult . " ) However , Warnie continued , " the long - term result was to fill him with 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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