C. S. Lewis: A Complete Guide to His Life & Works

by Walter Hooper

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"Hooper's guidebook is a whole reference shelf on Lewis between two covers. It includes a 120-page-biographical essay; a detailed survey of Lewis's books, including backgrounds, summaries, and reviews; alphabetically arranged essays on Lewis's key ideas; directories explaining Who's Who and What's What in Lewis's life arid books; and a comprehensive bibliography Of Lewis's writings. " Christianity Today, Feb 3, 1997.

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Organized in sections dedicated to the central ideas, events, people, and works from his remarkable career, this delightful compendiumis an indispensable reference for Lewis devotees and novices alike. From the spiritual searching of his early years through his prolific literary and intellectual career, C.S. Lewis Companion & Guide provides keen insight into Lewis' legacy.
In this definitive one volume reference, one of Lewis's keenest interpreters engagingly and authoritatively illuminates the work of the scholar, author, and essayist while insightfully exploring the man behind the writings.
An immense fund of information about Lewis' life and works, marred only mildly by the author's uncritcal devotion to his subject and a few surprising omissions. (There is no section on The Allegory of Love, the book that established Lewis's scholarly reputation.) My review is at http://stromata.tripod.com/id77.htm
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Original title
C.S.Lewis: A Companion and Guide
People/Characters
C. S. Lewis; Warren Lewis; Joy Gresham; David Gresham; Douglas Gresham; Owen Barfield (show all 8); Arthur Greaves; J. R. R. Tolkien
Important places
Archenland; Aslan's How; Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Important events
World War I (1914 | 1918)
Original language
English

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Literature Studies and Criticism, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
823.912Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991901-1945
LCC
PR6023 .E926 .Z676Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1900-1960
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