The way into Narnia : a reader's guide /
Peter J. Schakel.
- Grand Rapids, MI : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Company, 2005.
- x, 202 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index.
The Chronicles : the author and the books. The story-maker and his stories ; Controversies over texts and reading order -- The Chronicles as fairy tales. The storytelling : fairy tale, fantasy, and myth ; Magic and meaning in The lion, the witch and the wardrobe ; Believing and seeing in Prince Caspian ; Longing and learning in The voyage of the "Dawn Treader" ; Freedom and obedience in The silver chair ; Place and personal identity in The horse and his boy ; Endings and beginnings in The magician's nephew ; Endings and transcendings in The last battle ; The stories told : fairy-land and its effects -- The Chronicles : annotations.
Children's stories, English--History and criticism. Christian fiction, English--History and criticism. Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism. Narnia (Imaginary place)