Into the wardrobe - David C. Downing
C.S. Lewis and the Narnia chronicles
KORTE INHOUD
Published in the early 1950s, C. S. Lewis's seven Chronicles of Narnia were proclaimed instant children's classics and have been hailed in The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature as "the most sustained achievement in fantasy for children by a 20th-century author." But how could Lewis (a formidable critic, scholar, and Christian apologist)conjure up the kind of adventures in which generations of children (and adults) take such delight? In this engaging and insightful book, C. S. Lewis expert David C. Downing invites readers to join his vivid exploration of the Chronicles of Narnia, offering a detailed look at the enchanting stories themselves and also focusing on the extraordinary intellect and imagination of the man behind the Wardrobe. Downing presents each Narnia book as its own little wardrobe - each tale an opportunity to discover a visionary world of bustling vitality, sparkling beauty, and spiritual clarity. And Downing's examination of C. S. Lewis's personal life shows how the content of these cl...
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238 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (In good condition.) San Francisco, Jossey-Bass/John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2005 [Auteur: Downing, David C.] [Jaar: 2005] [Titel: Into the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis and the Narnia Chronicles]
