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100	1		_aJacobs, Alan, _d1958- _97566
245	1	4	_aThe narnian : _bthe life and imagination of C.S. Lewis / _cAlan Jacobs.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[San Francisco] : _bHarperSanFrancisco, _cc2005.
300			_axxvi, 342 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505	0		_a"Happy, but for so happy ill secured..." -- "Coarse, brainless English schoolboys" -- "Red beef and strong beer" -- "I never sank so low as to pray" -- "A real home somewhere else" -- "I gave in" -- "Definitely believing in Christ" -- "Do you think I am trying to weave a spell?" -- "What I owe to them all is incalculable" -- "Nobody could put Lewis down" -- "We soon learn to love what we know we must lose" -- "Joy is the serious business of heaven" -- The future of Narnia.
520			_a"The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- all these have become a part of our collective imagination through the classic volumes of The Chronicles of Narnia. Over the past half century, children everywhere have escaped into this world and delighted in its wonders and enchantments. Yet what we do know of the man who created Narnia? This biography sheds new light on the making of the original Narnian, C. S. Lewis himself. Lewis was one of the intellectual giants of the twentieth century and arguably the most influential religious writer of his day. An Oxford don and scholar of medieval literature, he loved to debate philosophy at his local pub, and his wartime broadcasts on the basics of Christian belief made him a celebrity in his native Britain. Yet one of the most intriguing aspects of Clive Staples Lewis remains a mystery. How did this middle-aged Irish bachelor turn to the writing of stories for children -- stories that would become among the most popular and beloved ever written? Alan Jacobs masterfully tells the story of the original Narnian. From Lewis's childhood days in Ireland playing with his brother, Warnie, to his horrific experiences in the trenches during World War I, to his friendship with J. R. R. Tolkien (and other members of the "Inklings"), and his remarkable late-life marriage to Joy Davidman, Jacobs traces the events and people that shaped Lewis's philosophy, theology, and fiction. The result is much more than a conventional biography of Lewis: Jacobs tells the story of a profound and extraordinary imagination. For those who grew up with Narnia, or for those just discovering it, The Narnian tells a remarkable tale of a man who knew great loss and great delight, but who knew above all that the world holds far more richness and meaning than the average eye can see."--Publisher's website.
520			_aTraces the life of the twentieth-century Christian literary master, drawing on themes from the Narnia series to offer insight into Lewis's experiences, from his works as a medieval scholar to his role as a beloved children's book author.
600	1	0	_aLewis, C. S. _q(Clive Staples), _d1898-1963. _95052
600	1	0	_aLewis, C. S. _q(Clive Staples), _d1898-1963 _xReligion. _97567
600	1	0	_aLewis, C. S. _q(Clive Staples), _d1898-1963. _tChronicles of Narnia. _97568
650		0	_aChristianity and literature _zEngland _xHistory _y20th century. _97569
650		0	_aChristian literature, English _xHistory and criticism. _97570
650		0	_aAuthors, English _y20th century _vBiography. _97571
650		0	_aChristian biography _zEngland. _97572
650		0	_aNarnia (Imaginary place) _97573
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