Jacobs Alan - The Narnian The Life And Imagination Of C. S. Lewis - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A journey into the imagination of C. S. Lewis explores the themes and life events that contributed to The Chronicles of Narnia the most enduring classics of children's literature C. S. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century and arguably the most influential Christian writer of his day. Yet among his poetry literary history and criticism novels and Christian apologetics stands a unique delightfully imaginative children's series called The Chronicles of Narnia which have become enduring classics. Alan Jacobs takes this imaginary world of Narnia and uses the themes and stories found within to explore the imaginative life of C. S. Lewis. Not just a conventional straightforward biography of Lewis Jacobs instead seeks a more elusive quarry: an understanding of the way Lewis's experiences both direct and literary formed themselves into patterns themes that then shaped his thought and writings especially the stories of Narnia.
Title: The Narnian The Life And Imagination Of C. S. Lewis
Author(s): Jacobs Alan
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780061448720
Pages: 392 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 4/1/2008