The Magical World of C. S. Lewis (The Magical World Series)

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781928754077


In this second volume of The Magical Worlds series, Gareth Knight offers his unique insights into the literary imagination of C.S. Lewis. Through his affiliation with J.R.R.Tolkien, Charles Williams and Owen Barfield – an English literary coterie known as "The Inklings" – Lewis was able to express and create an imaginative bridge between the day-to-day world and deep levels of spiritual reality. Highly influenced by these fellow writers, Lewis used myth, legend, and metaphysics to address relevant issues regarding humanity"s spiritual alignment and destiny. Gareth Knight examines the contributions made to Lewis" work by this circle of friends and colleagues. Knight also gives a synopsis and analysis of the deeper implications and truths in such works as: · The Pilgrim"s Regress · The Screwtape Letters · The Great Divorce · The Chronicles of Narnia · The PerelandraTrilogy · Till We Have Faces · The Dark Tower