A Guide Through Narnia -

Martha C. Sammons

Regent College Publishing

2004

244 páginas

8h 8m

ISBN-13: 9781573833080

A Guide Through Narnia was one of the first in-depth studies of C.S. Lewis's seven Chronicles of Narnia. The focus and organization of this revised and expanded edition is on why Lewis wrote the books as fairy tales, the best Form for his ideas. It is written for both students and scholars who want to expand their understanding of these popular classics.Chapters include:-Seeing Pictures: How the books were written, chronological summaries,publication history-Selecting the Ideal Form: Why Lewis chose the fairy tale form, fairy taleelements and style-Seeing Man as Hero: Child heroes-Stealing Past Dragons: Characteristics of religious fantasy, allegory andsupposition, Christian elements-Stepping Through the Door: Themes and effects of fantasy-Dictionary of Names and PlacesMartha C. Sammons is Professor of English at Wright State University.