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The keys to the chronicles : unlocking the symbols of C.S. Lewis's Narnia / Marvin D. Hinten.

Summary:

Presents an examination of the symbolism and allegory contained in C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia, explaining the meanings and messages and the allusions the worlds of biblical and mythological literature.

Item details

ISBN: 0805440283
ISBN: 9780805440287
Physical Description: x, 117 pages ; 22 cm
Publisher: Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman, ©2005.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

An introduction : "Further up and further in"-- Lewis, the Chronicles, allusions, and allegory -- "Deeper magic" : allusions in The lion, the witch and the wardrobe -- "Old Narnia is true" : allusions in Prince Caspian -- "The way to Aslan's country" : allusions in The voyage of the Dawn Treader" -- "The healing of harms" : allusions in The silver chair -- "Myself" : allusions in The horse and his boy -- "The founding of Narnia" : allusions in The magician's nephew -- "Further up and further in" : allusions in The last battle -- Allusions and the future of Narnia -- Appendix A: A brief background of C.S. Lewis -- Appendix B: What are allusions, and how important are they? -- Appendix C: Dating the chronicles.