C.S. Lewis

MICHELLE ANN ABATE is Associate Professor of English at Hollins University, USA. LANCE WELDY is Associate Professor of English at Francis Marion University, USA.

• Series Editor's PrefacePrefaceNotes on ContributorsIntroduction; L.WeldyPART I: TEXT AND CONTEXT'Turkish Delights and Sardines with Tea': Food as Framework for Exploring Nationalism, Gender and Religion in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; R.TownsScapegoating and Collective Violence in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; M.GreenPART II: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONSMoving Beyond 'All That Rot': Redeeming Education in The Chronicles of Narnia; K.DorwickWar and the Liminal Space: Situating The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in the Twentieth-Century Narrative of Trauma and Survival; N.NorrisC.S. Lewis's Manifold Mythopoeics: Towards a Reconsideration of Eschatological Time in the Construction of The Chronicles of Narnia; J.M.SommersPART III: ADAPTATIONS AND MEDIATIONSThe Author, the Movie, and the Marketing: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Early Reader Adaptations; R.Brock-Servais & M.B.PrickettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wii: Lewis' Theology in the Narnia Video Game; A.ClaytonPART IV: CONFLICTS AND CONTROVERSYLewis and anti-Lewis: On the Influence of The Chronicles of Narnia on His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman; G.Bar-Hillel'Beautiful Barbarians': Anti-Racism in The Horse and His Boy and Other Chronicles of Narnia; J.TaylorBoy-Girls and Girl-Beasts: The Gender Paradox in C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia; S.RodriguezAnnotated BibliographyIndex.

'Useful reading for a student interested in new approaches in the research of children's literature...this book opens new perspectives on the work of C.S. Lewis, which may encourage further scholarly discussion of his series as one of the most popular stories of fantasy fiction for children worldwide.' - Libri & Liberi 'The essays are accessible without being simple. Students reading the entire book will encounter a range of theoretical approaches being skilfully and productively applied to The Chronicles of Narnia.' - Richard C.Burke, Lynchburg College, USA 'This wide-ranging collection of essays focuses on currently high profile issues in, and approaches to, children's literature. It explores not only the original texts of The Chronicles of Narnia, but also their afterlife in films and other media, with helpful discussions of issues relating to adaptation. I'm not aware of an equivalent volume on C.S. Lewis.' - William Gray, University of Chichester, UK