Peter J. Schakel is Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of English at Hope College, Holland, Michigan. An internationally respected student of C. S. Lewis's work, he has written or edited five previous books on Lewis, including two about the Chronicles of Narnia.
Description
The Chronicles: The Author and the Books The Story-maker and His Stories Controversies over Texts and Reading Order The Chronicles as Fairy Tales The Storytelling: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, and Myth Magic and Meaning in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Believing and Seeing in Prince Caspian Longing and Learning in The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader" Freedom and Obedience in The Silver Chair Place and Personal Identity in The Horse and His Boy Endings and Beginnings in The Magician's Nephew Endings and Transcendings in The Last Battle The Stories Told: Fairy-land and Its Effects The Chronicles: Annotations Sources and Notes Table for Converting Page References to Chapter Numbers Further Reading Index
Reviews
"A perceptive and thorough reader's guide." - Publishers Weekly "In his clear book-by-book analysis of the Narnia Chronicles, Peter Schakel interprets them not as heavy-handed allegories but as sprightly fairy tales... Schakel also offers more than forty pages of immensely helpful annotations that illuminate obscure terms and historical allusions; this added blessing is itself worth the price of the book." - Ralph C Wood