The Keys to the Chronicles Unlocking the Symbols of C. S. Lewis's Narnia

by Hinten, Marvin D.

• ISBN13: 9780805440287
• ISBN10: 0805440283
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-01
• Publisher: B&H Books

Summary

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series layered with symbolism, and each classic book by C.S. Lewis reveals deeper meanings when read time and again from youth to adulthood. Some allegories, such as the Christ-like death and resurrection of Aslan the lion, are easily interpreted, while other dual messages remain largely undiscovered.

Author Biography

Marvin D. Hinten is an English professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
An Introduction: "Further Up and Further In"	p. ix
Lewis, the Chronicles, Allusions, and Allegory	p. 1
"Deeper Magic": Allusions in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	p. 9
"Old Narnia Is True": Allusions in Prince Caspian	p. 22
"The Way to Aslan's Country": Allusions in The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"	p. 32
"The Healing of Harms": Allusions in The Silver Chair	p. 47
"Myself": Allusions in The Horse and His Boy	p. 56
"The Founding of Narnia": Allusions in The Magician's Nephew	p. 68
"Further Up and Further In": Allusions in The Last Battle	p. 82
Allusions and the Future of Narnia	p. 93
A Brief Background of C.S. Lewis	p. 97
What Are Allusions, and How Important Are They?	p. 100
Dating the Chronicles	p. 110
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