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A carregar... The Lion's World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia (2012)por Rowan Williams
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. A very pleasant look at the theology behind Narnia. ( ) Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. Intriguing and provocative, "The Lion's World" raises a myriad of suggestive material for further meditation.One need not have read all of the work's related (although I have) to enjoy Williams' assessment and benefit from this read. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I received a free copy of this book publishers through the Net-galley. However, I lost track of how to log into it. This loose end bothered me, so I got myself a copy of the book from Amazon as an e-book.I am very glad to have read this book. I should out myself as a religious person, and a huge fan of CS Lewis. The author is actually the Archbishop of Canterbury, which makes him an interesting commentator on one of Britain's greatest theologians of the 20th century. I found his discussion of the Narnia books to be very insightful, and thought-provoking. I read the Chronicles of Narnia many years ago, and then revisited them as a parent. I had forgotten many of the subtle points that he brings up, and I appreciated his acknowledgment that Lewis is a writer had many flaws, and was a man of his time. (Who knew that Lewis thought vegetarianism was silly?) So I recommend this book particularly for those who have read the Chronicles of Narnia and loved them. Those who are not familiar with the series, may want to reach for it as a companion to this book. *I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.* I'm not a very religious person, but I find it interesting how some authors can seamlessly weave metaphors and allusions to other narratives within their stories. Lewis was a master at this, and I thought that the best way to learn more about this religious undertones was to read literary criticism from someone who has a lot of knowledge about Christianity. What I liked: - Williams doesn't rely only on The Chronicles of Narnia for information; he talks about many other of Lewis's works, such as That Hideous Strength and The Screwtape Letters. This made for a full portrayal of Lewis's beliefs, which I really appreciated. - The arguments are well thought out and Williams takes the reader through them step-by-step, providing a great deal of evidence from Lewis's works. What I didn't like: - I was looking more for background information on the religious ideas behind Narnia rather than a Christian literary analysis of the text. The title is a bit misleading on that front. - It gets preachy at times, and I would have preferred it stay objective and informational. Similarly, the writing didn't flow as well as it could have. Summary: While not an example of fantastic writing, I think that this is an interesting book for those who are a fan of the Narnia books and want to learn about an expert's opinion on the religious meaning and lessons that provide the backbone of this series. Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing. I received The Lion's World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia from Library Thing Early Review program. This book contains the lectures the former Archbishop Rowan Williams gave about the Narnia series. What I liked about it is that the author did use a lot of references to support his opinions; it mentions many books that he thought might have influenced C. S. Lewis's writing (some which I have not read, but that I will definitely check out); and about the criticism Lewis received about his views on foreigners and women. All these were carefully covered and provided me with a lot of info that I did not know. However, at times the book did read as a series of essays that are carefully crafted for academia. I expected he would show a little more passion for the series. Still, I enjoyed this very quick read. It sure gave me same food for thought and interest in exploring more of C.S. Lewis books I haven't read yet. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams offers fascinating insight into The Chronicles of Narnia, the popular series of novels by one of the most influential Christian authors of the modern era, C.S. Lewis. Lewis once referred to certain kinds of book as a "mouthwash for the imagination." This is what he attempted to provide in the Narnia stories, argues Williams: an unfamiliar world in which we could rinse out what is stale in our thinking about Christianity--"which is almost everything," says Williams--and rediscover what it might mean to meet the holy. Indeed, Lewis's great achievement in the Narnia books is just that-he enables readers to encounter the Christian story "as if for the first time." How does Lewis makes fresh and strange the familiar themes of Christian doctrine? Williams points out that, for one, Narnia itself is a strange place: a parallel universe, if you like. There is no "church" in Narnia, no religion even. The interaction between Aslan as a "divine" figure and the inhabitants of this world is something that is worked out in the routines of life itself. Moreover, we are made to see humanity in a fresh perspective, the pride or arrogance of the human spirit is chastened by the revelation that, in Narnia, you may be on precisely the same spiritual level as a badger or a mouse. It is through these imaginative dislocations that Lewis is able to communicate--to a world that thinks it knows what faith is--the character, the feel, of a real experience of surrender in the face of absolute incarnate love. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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