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The Way into Narnia: A Reader's Guide

The Way into Narnia: A Reader's Guide

by Peter J Schakel (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

How did a middle-aged professor with no children write books that have become beloved classics of children's literature? What is the best order for reading the Chronicles of Narnia? Whatever one's question, The Way into Narnia offers valuable guidance for first-time visitors to Narnia and fresh insights for those who have already traveled there often. Exploring ideas from Lewis's friend J. R. R. Tolkien, Peter Schakel shows that the best way to enter Narnia is to read the Chronicles as fairy tales. After walking readers through each of the books, he concludes the tour with a unique section of annotations that clarify unfamiliar words and unusual passages.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 212
 Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: 04 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 0802829848
ISBN 13: 9780802829849

Media 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
Author Bio
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.