This
year marks the fiftieth anniversary of C. S. Lewis' death. Lewis was
a prolific writer. I've read his Narnia books, his space trilogy, and
many of his nonfiction books.
While
I've read much of him, I was not familiar with all Lewis wrote. This
complete guide covers everything Lewis wrote, from literary essays to
his science fiction and fantasy. It integrates the fiction and
nonfiction so we can get an idea of Lewis' understanding of reality.
It also covers his life and thought.
Included
in this book are entries describing his major lectures at Cambridge,
synopsis of his essays, noted pupils of Lewis, characters and places
and themes in his novels, people in his extended family, people he
worked with and people who influenced him, books and poems he wrote,
books about him, and his beliefs on a number of subjects such as
angels, the Bible, and his theology of romance. Included in some
entries are suggestions for further reading. At the end of the book
is an extensive bibliography.
The
writings of Lewis have certainly impacted Christianity in my
lifetime. He had a direct influence on how and what we believe as
well as how we view the world. This book provides a tremendous amount
of information on this prolific author. If you would like to know
more about Lewis and his work, this provides a great reference tool
for you. You'll be turning to it again and again.
This
is an updated edition of The C. S. Lewis Handbook from two
decades ago and the original book of this title from over ten years
ago.
Colin
Duriez was for many years a commissioning editor at Inter-Varsity
Press UK. He has written books on Lewis. Tolkien and the Inklings and
has contributed to several reference works relating to Tolkien. You
can find out more about him at http://colinduriez.macmate.me/inwriting/Home.html
I
received a complimentary egalley of this book through the Litfuse
Publicity Group for the purpose of this honest review.
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