The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis: An Introduction - Couverture souple

Root, Jerry; Neal, Mark

 
9781426795107: The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis: An Introduction
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1426795106 ISBN 13 : 9781426795107
Editeur : Abingdon Press, 2015

Synopsis

Narnia, Perelandra—places of wonder and longing. The White Witch, Screwtape—personifications of evil. Aslan—a portrait of the divine. Like Turkish Delight, some of C.S. Lewis’s writing surprises and whets our appetite for more. But some of his works bite and nip at our heels. What enabled C.S. Lewis to create such vivid characters and compelling plots? Perhaps it was simply that C.S. Lewis had an unsurpassed imagination. Or perhaps he had a knack for finding the right metaphor or analogy that awakened readers’ imaginations in new ways. But whatever his gifts, no one can deny that C.S. Lewis had a remarkable career, producing many books in eighteen different literary genres, including: apologetics, autobiography, educational philosophy, fairy stories, science fiction, and literary criticism. And while he had and still has critics, Lewis' works continue to find devoted readers. The purpose of this book is to introduce C.S. Lewis through the prism of imagination. For Lewis, imagination is both a means and an end. And because he used his own imagination well and often, he is a practiced guide for those of us who desire to reach beyond our grasp. Each chapter highlights Lewis’s major works and then shows how Lewis uses imagination to captivate readers. While many have read books by C.S. Lewis, not many readers understand his power to give new slants on the things we think we know. More than a genius, Lewis disciplined his imagination, harnessing its creativity in service of helping others believe more deeply.

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À propos des auteurs

Jerry Root Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Wheaton College. He is the coeditor of the bestselling The Quotable C. S. Lewis and author of C. S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil. He has lectured on Lewis at 62 Universities in 11 countries.

Mark Neal is the VP of digital marketing at a Chicago-based marketing firm and an independent C.S. Lewis scholar. He writes and publishes on Lewis as well as other topics.

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Éditeur
Abingdon Press
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1426795106
ISBN 13 
9781426795107
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
292
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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