The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Narnia

by Bell Jr., James S.; Dunlop, Cheryl

• ISBN13: 9781592576173
• ISBN10: 1592576176
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-02
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

You're no idiot. You know that there are biblical and literary parallels in C. S. Lewis's groundbreaking series, The Chronicles of Narnia, but you're not always sure what they are, how they relate, even or where to find them. The Complete Idiot's Guide to the World of Narnia is an easy to read, user-friendly reference guide to Lewis's bestselling fantasy series. Author James S. Bell, Jr. goes through the world book by book and examines each character and event for literary and religious comparison. This entertaining and engaging book includes: bull; Explanations of how Lewis's experiences, relationships, and friendships with authors such as J. R. R. Tolkien influenced the Chronicles bull; Examples of Lewis's rich and varied use of symbolism and allegory bull; A breakdown of the characters and events in the Chronicles, book by book bull; Well-researched parallels between the world of Narnia and Christianity

Author Biography

James S. Bell, Jr., owner of Whitestone Communications, has served as the executive editor of Moody Press and the director of religious publishing at Doubleday. He-'s the co-author of several books, including The Complete Idiot-'s Guide to the Bible, Third Edition and The Complete Idiot-'s Guide to the Book of Revelation, among others.