C.S. Lewis
Published on 1. November 2012
Book
Hardback
232 pages
978-0-230-30124-5 (ISBN)
Description
C. S. Lewis's seven-book series about the fictional land of Narnia has become an irrefutable classic. This collection of original, wide-ranging essays explores the past, present and future importance of The Chronicles of Narnia, providing the most current, and some of the most cutting-edge, research about this popular fantasy series.
Reviews / Votes
'Useful reading for a student interested in new approaches in the research of children's literature...this book opens new perspectives on the work of C.S. Lewis, which may encourage further scholarly discussion of his series as one of the most popular stories of fantasy fiction for children worldwide.' - Libri & Liberi 'The essays are accessible without being simple. Students reading the entire book will encounter a range of theoretical approaches being skilfully and productively applied to The Chronicles of Narnia.' - Richard C.Burke, Lynchburg College, USA 'This wide-ranging collection of essays focuses on currently high profile issues in, and approaches to, children's literature. It explores not only the original texts of The Chronicles of Narnia, but also their afterlife in films and other media, with helpful discussions of issues relating to adaptation. I'm not aware of an equivalent volume on C.S. Lewis.' - William Gray, University of Chichester, UKMore details
Series
Edition
2012
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
424 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-30124-5 (9780230301245)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-28497-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Persons
MICHELLE ANN ABATE is Associate Professor of English at Hollins University, USA.
LANCE WELDY is Associate Professor of English at Francis Marion University, USA.
LANCE WELDY is Associate Professor of English at Francis Marion University, USA.
Content
Series Editor's Preface.- Preface.- Notes on Contributors.- Introduction; L.Weldy.- PART I: TEXT AND CONTEXT.- 'Turkish Delights and Sardines with Tea': Food as Framework for Exploring Nationalism, Gender and Religion in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; R.Towns.- Scapegoating and Collective Violence in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; M.Green.- PART II: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS.- Moving Beyond 'All That Rot': Redeeming Education in The Chronicles of Narnia; K.Dorwick.- War and the Liminal Space: Situating The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the Twentieth-Century Narrative of Trauma and Survival; N.Norris.- C.S. Lewis's Manifold Mythopoeics: Towards a Reconsideration of Eschatological Time in the Construction of The Chronicles of Narnia; J.M.Sommers.- PART III: ADAPTATIONS AND MEDIATIONS.- The Author, the Movie, and the Marketing: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Early Reader Adaptations; R.Brock-Servais & M.B.Prickett.- The Lion, the Witch and the Wii: Lewis' Theology in the Narnia Video Game; A.Clayton.- PART IV: CONFLICTS AND CONTROVERSY.- Lewis and anti-Lewis: On the Influence of The Chronicles of Narnia on His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman; G.Bar-Hillel.- 'Beautiful Barbarians': Anti-Racism in The Horse and His Boy and Other Chronicles of Narnia; J.Taylor.- Boy-Girls and Girl-Beasts: The Gender Paradox in C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia; S.Rodriguez.- Annotated Bibliography.- Index.