S. Lewiss classic fantasy series, which has been drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over sixty years. Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) fue uno de los intelectuales más importantes del siglo veinte y podría decirse que fue el escritor cristiano más influyente de su tiempo. I was feeling rather nostalgic this holiday season for some reason, and I thought what better way to pay homage to my childhood than by rereading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for the first time in a very long time! Within 20 pages, we have been introduced to Narnia which was a welcome relief after reading too many books with extremely long ramp up periods. In December 1949, Bles showed Lewis the first drawings for the novel, and Lewis sent Baynes a note congratulating her, particularly on the level of detail.

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Narnia

I still liked the book upon rereading it but I definitely noticed a lot of stuff that flew over my head when I was a kid.The Witch plies Edmund with Turkish delight and persuades him to bring his siblings to her with the promise of being made a prince. Brothers and sisters, Edmund, Peter, Susan, and Lucy discover the world of Narnia by hiding in a wardrobe. They we're even drawing pictures of the characters and running around the house pretending to look for the wardrobe!

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Picture Book

While many readers made this connection, Lewis denied that the themes of Christianity were intentional, saying that his writing began by picturing images of characters, and the rest just came about through the writing process. In chapter 13 of the American edition, "the trunk of the World Ash Tree" takes the place of "the fire-stones of the Secret Hill". From the age of 16 onwards Lewis had in his mind an image “a Faun carrying an umbrella and parcels in a snowy wood. When you read Since I've been in the mother of all book slumps, I figured what better way to get out than by picking up an old favorite, the Narnia series, and breezing through them all?One day, Lucy discovers that one of the wardrobes in the house contains a portal through to another world, a land covered in snow. One thing about the dialogue is that while it is simple, there are some words and phrases that are dated to the time period it was written.

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Instead of a Christian background I have an ecological one but hope children will find them just as exciting. Its name is Narnia, and it is always winter (but never Christmas) ever since the White Witch cast a spell over the land.Narnia as a Site of National Struggle: Marketing, Christianity, and National Purpose in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe". The British edition of the novel had 43 illustrations; American editions generally had fewer [ citation needed]. Any amount of theology can now be smuggled into people's minds under the cover of fiction without their knowing it.