Imagination and the arts in C.S. Lewis
Subtitle: journeying to Narnia and other worlds
By: Peter J. Schakel.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 -- Knowledge -- Art.; Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963.; Children -- Books and reading -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Art and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.; Children's stories, English -- History and criticism.; Fantasy fiction, English -- History and criticism.; Imagination in literature.; Narnia (Imaginary place); Art in literature.; Imagination.
Description: "Imagination and the Arts in C. S. Lewis will appeal to students and teachers of both children's literature and twentieth-century British writers. It will also be of value to readers who wish to compare Lewis's creations with more recent imaginative works such as the Harry Potter series."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. "Feeding the Imagination"; title: Lewis's Imaginative Theory and Practice 1; title: 2. "The Temptation to Get a Nice New Book"; title: Texts and the Imaginative Reading Experience 23; title: 3. "It Does Not Matter Very Much"-or Does It?; title: The "Correct" Order for Reading the Chronicles 40; title: 4. "Narrative Nets"; title: Lewis and the Appeal of Story 53; title: 5. "He Looks As Though He'd Make It Come Out All Right"; title: Lewis and His Storytellers 70; title: 6. "Four Fiddles, Three Flutes, and a Drum"; title: Lewis and Music 89; title: 7. "Notable Dances and Feasts"; title: Lewis and Dance 111; title: 8. "Glimpses of Heaven in the Earthly Landscape"; title: Lewis and Art, Architecture, and Clothing 137; title: 9. "Let the Pictures Tell Their Own Moral"; title: Lewis and the Moral Imagination 163; title: Appendix; title: Table for Converting Page References to Chapter Numbers 189; title: Bibliography 193; title: Index 205.