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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790358603321

Autore

Hart Dabney Adams <1926->

Titolo

Through the open door : a new look at C.S. Lewis / / Dabney Adams Hart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University, Ala. : , : University of Alabama Press, , 1984

©1984

ISBN

0-8173-8508-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 164 pages)

Disciplina

828.91209

828/.91209

Soggetti

Myth in literature

Christian literature, English - History and criticism

Fantasy literature, English - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; I. Face to Face with C. S. Lewis; II. Myth: The Master Key; III. The Power of Language; IV. The Real Renaissance; V. The Teacher's Role; VI. The Pedagogical Style; VII. The Prophetic Theme; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""This book focuses on Lewis as a teacher, how he opens doors by challenging 20th-century views... Two ideas run through and unify the book. The first is that in all his writing Lewis encourage 'radical key' to all Lewis's critical and imaginative writings. Hart's aim is to show that there is in Lewis a single, integrated, systematic theory of literature focused on the importance of imagination and language. ""The book raises many of the right questions about Lewis and explores them in a stimulating and informative way."" -Christianity and Literature