- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Adult Mm; New edition edition (Sep 1 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0006265456
- ISBN-13: 978-0006265450
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.9 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #844,306 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Lewis, famous for his "Chronicles of Narnia" and other fantasy writings, discusses the theme of "story" - particularly in regard to fairy tales and science fiction. Essays include: "On Three Ways of Writing for Children", "On Science Fiction", "The Hobbit", "Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings", and "George Orwell" He also comments on the novels of Charles Williams, Ryder Haggard and Dorothy L Sayers.
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About the Author
Clive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast in 1898. He was a fellow and tutor in English Literature at Magdalen College, Oxford, and later was Professor of Medieval and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge University, where he remained until his death in 1963. He wrote numerous books of literary criticism and on Chistianity, the best-known being ‘The Screwtape Letters’, as well as four novels for adults.
Lewis (known as Jack to his friends) and his good friend J.R.R. Tolkien, the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, were part of the Inklings, an informal writers’ club that met at a local pub to discuss story ideas. Lewis’s fascination with fairy tales, myths and ancient legends, coupled with inspiration from his childhood, led him to write the seven Chronicles of Narnia. These were his only works for children, and they have become acknowledged classics of children’s literature. The best-known of these, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, began with a picture in Lewis’s head, at the age of 16, of a faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. It is now being made into a film by Walden Media, due for release in the latter part of 2005.
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The Theory Behind the Practice,
By Greg Slade "Grga" (Vancouver, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Of This and Other Worlds (Paperback)
Of This and Other Worlds is yet another collection of Lewis' essays. This one includes several essays and reviews related to stories, and specifically to fantasy and science fiction. This makes it a particularly convenient volume for fans of genre fiction, or simply those who want to know Lewis' views on fiction in general and fantasy and science fiction in particular. After all, Lewis is famous for his The Chronicles of Narnia, even if his Cosmic Trilogy is not so well known. This collection allows readers to get a glimpse of the theory behind the practice.
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