East of the wardrobe : the unexpected worlds of C.S. Lewis
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New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
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xv, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Destin - Adult nonfiction | 823.912 BALL, WARWICK | On Shelf |
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LC Subjects
English literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
English literature -- Asian influences.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Knowledge and learning.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963. -- Chronicles of Narnia
Narnia (Imaginary place)
Religion in literature.
English literature -- Asian influences.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963 -- Knowledge and learning.
Lewis, C. S. -- (Clive Staples), -- 1898-1963. -- Chronicles of Narnia
Narnia (Imaginary place)
Religion in literature.
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
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Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"This book teases out hitherto unrecognized Eastern aspects in and influences on C. S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles. These include storylines, plots, themes, imagery and even cities and landscapes in the East, as well as the 'Persian' style of illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Although never having ventured East himself, Lewis wrote that 'I am the product of endless books,' and in recognizing Eastern references-many only subconsciously intended by Lewis-it is possible to enter the rich world of books that Lewis lived and breathed all his life. And, perhaps less obviously, overhear the conversations he had with his fellow Inklings or that he might have overheard himself in an Oxford pub. Religious messages other than the obvious Christian find their way into Narnia, but so too does the Arabian Nights and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam as well as the other great Persian poets; great travelers from Herodotus and Marco Polo to T. E. Lawrence and Robert Byron are there, but so too are the great fictional travelers, Baron Munchausen, Gulliver, and Sindbad; themes borrowed from the great epics, from the Odyssey and Aeneid to the Kalevala and the Knight in the Panther's Skin, can also be found. Delve deeper and Christianity is there along with paganism, but so too are Zoroastrian, Manichaean and even Islamic messages. Ultimately they are a reflection of the complex intellectual world that Lewis inhabited, and of the wider social and intellectual climate of Oxford in the first half of the twentieth century"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ball, W. (2022). East of the wardrobe: the unexpected worlds of C.S. Lewis . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Warwick. 2022. East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C.S. Lewis. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ball, Warwick. East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C.S. Lewis Oxford University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ball, Warwick. East of the Wardrobe: The Unexpected Worlds of C.S. Lewis Oxford University Press, 2022.
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