C. S. Lewis. The Companion And Guide

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: Reprint

Description: 940 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Winner: The 1997 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold MedallionThe Life & Works of the Most Beloved Christian Thinker & Storyteller of the Twentieth Century--An Indispensable ResourceIn this masterful and authoritative compendium, one of Lewiss keenest interpreters offers an illuminating and utterly entertaining look at his works--from "The Chronicles of Narnia" to his many essays on Christianity--and the life of the extraordinary man who created them.Hooper traces Lewiss life from childhood in Belfast and war experience in France to his brilliant academic career at Oxford and Cambridge, his religious conversion, the publication of his books, and his late marriage and widowhood. The author explores the key ideas behind Lewiss thoughts on everything from enchantment, reason, imagination, and joy to democratic education, myth, and the masculine and feminine. A concise "Whats What" guide explains the significance of places and things, from Kilns, Lewiss home in Oxford to his many references to "The Book of Common Prayer." In addition, a definitive "Whos Who" listing includes Lewiss many teachers, mentors, and friends, including Dorothy L. Sayers and J.R.R. Tolkien.

ISBN: 9780006278009