
The Completion of C. S. Lewis
From War to Joy (1945-1963)
Harry Lee Poe(Author)
Crossway Books (Publisher)
Published on 11. October 2022
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Hardback
416 pages
978-1-4335-7102-2 (ISBN)
Description
Loss and Love in the Final Years of C. S. Lewis's Life
The Completion of C. S. Lewis: From War to Joy is the final volume in a trilogy on C. S. Lewis's life. In this third book, scholar Harry Lee Poe examines the years during World War II until Lewis's death in 1963.
This period of his life was wrought with disappointments and tragedy, including the deaths of close friends and family, the decline of his health, and professional failings. Despite these disappointments, this time was also marked by deep and meaningful relationships with those around him, including his friendship with and marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham. Lewis used these trials and joys to write some of his bestselling books, such as The Chronicles of Narnia; Till We Have Faces; and Surprised by Joy.
Final Book in a Trilogy: Trilogy also includes Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898-1918) and The Making of C. S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918-1945)
Examines Lewis's Adult Life from 1945 to 1963: This period of his life greatly influenced some of his most famous books
Appeals to Fans and Scholars of Lewis: Filled with details about the ins and outs of Lewis's life
The Completion of C. S. Lewis: From War to Joy is the final volume in a trilogy on C. S. Lewis's life. In this third book, scholar Harry Lee Poe examines the years during World War II until Lewis's death in 1963.
This period of his life was wrought with disappointments and tragedy, including the deaths of close friends and family, the decline of his health, and professional failings. Despite these disappointments, this time was also marked by deep and meaningful relationships with those around him, including his friendship with and marriage to Joy Davidman Gresham. Lewis used these trials and joys to write some of his bestselling books, such as The Chronicles of Narnia; Till We Have Faces; and Surprised by Joy.
Final Book in a Trilogy: Trilogy also includes Becoming C. S. Lewis: A Biography of Young Jack Lewis (1898-1918) and The Making of C. S. Lewis: From Atheist to Apologist (1918-1945)
Examines Lewis's Adult Life from 1945 to 1963: This period of his life greatly influenced some of his most famous books
Appeals to Fans and Scholars of Lewis: Filled with details about the ins and outs of Lewis's life
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Language
English
Place of publication
Wheaton, IL
United States
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 36 mm
Weight
606 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4335-7102-2 (9781433571022)
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Harry Lee Poe (PhD, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the author of twenty books, including The Inklings of Oxford and C. S. Lewis Remembered, as well as numerous articles on Lewis and the Inklings. Poe hosts the annual Inklings Weekend in Montreat, North Carolina, and is a regular speaker on Lewis at universities and other venues worldwide. He served as the Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University, where he has taught a course on C. S. Lewis for over twenty years.
Content
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Dreary Aftermath of War: 1945-1949
Chapter 2: Work, Work, Work: 1945-1949
Chapter 3: A New Agenda and New Friends: 1945-1950
Chapter 4: Narnia and Beyond: 1949-1954
Chapter 5: The New Freedom: 1951-1954
Chapter 6: Journey to Cambridge: 1954-1955
Chapter 7: Jack and Joy: 1955-1957
Chapter 8: Married Life: 1957-1960
Chapter 9: Life without Joy: 1960-1963
Chapter 10: The Last Summer: 1963
Chapter 11: The Completion of a Life
Notes
Index
Chapter 1: The Dreary Aftermath of War: 1945-1949
Chapter 2: Work, Work, Work: 1945-1949
Chapter 3: A New Agenda and New Friends: 1945-1950
Chapter 4: Narnia and Beyond: 1949-1954
Chapter 5: The New Freedom: 1951-1954
Chapter 6: Journey to Cambridge: 1954-1955
Chapter 7: Jack and Joy: 1955-1957
Chapter 8: Married Life: 1957-1960
Chapter 9: Life without Joy: 1960-1963
Chapter 10: The Last Summer: 1963
Chapter 11: The Completion of a Life
Notes
Index