Planet narnia : the seven heavens in the imagination of C.S. Lewis
Ward, Michael,1968-Author
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2008.
Michael Ward argues that medieval cosmology, a subject that fascinated Lewis throughout his life, provides the imaginative key to the seven Narnia novels. He shows that Narnia stories were designed to express the characteristics of the seven medieval planets, described by Lewis as 'spiritual symbols of permanent value'.
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Michael Ward argues that medieval cosmology, a subject that fascinated Lewis throughout his life, provides the imaginative key to the seven Narnia novels. He shows that Narnia stories were designed to express the characteristics of the seven medieval planets, described by Lewis as 'spiritual symbols of permanent value'.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Silence -- The planets -- Jupiter -- Mars -- Sol -- Luna -- Mercury -- Venus -- Saturn -- Primum mobile -- The music of the spheres -- Coda.
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963
Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963
English
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