C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy (Four Volumes Set)

1394 Pages·2007·4.41 MB·English

by  Bruce L. Edwards

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C. S. LEWIS
Life, Works, and Legacy

C. S. LEWIS
Life, Works, and Legacy
Volume 1: An Examined Life
Edited by
Bruce L. Edwards
PRAEGERPERSPECTIVES
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paper)—ISBN0–275–99118–0(v.2:alk.paper)—ISBN0–275–99119–9(v.3:alk.
paper)—ISBN0–275–99120–2(v.4:alk.paper)
1.Lewis,C.S.(CliveStaples),1898–1963—Criticismandinterpretation. I.Edwards,
BruceL.
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Thisworkisdedicatedtomyson,
JustinRobertEdwards.
Justin’spassionforlifeandforthelifetocome,
hiscreativityandexcellenceinmusicandmovie-making,
hisfaithandresilienceinthefaceofthisworld’schallenges,
allinspireandamazeme,
andblesseveryonewhoknowshim.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Preface xiii
1 AnExaminedLife:IntroducingC.S.Lewis 1
BruceL.Edwards
2 C.S.Lewis’sBelfastChildhood 17
RichardV.James
3 Lewis’sEarlySchooling:TrialsandTribulations 45
RichardV.James
4 LewisandMilitaryService:WarandRemembrance(1917–1918) 79
ColinDuriez
5 LewistheReluctantConvert:SurprisedbyFaith 103
PerryC.Bramlett
6 LewisinOxford:TheStudentYears(1917–1923) 127
WillVaus
7 LewisinOxford:TheEarlyTutorialYears(1924–1939) 149
WillVaus
8 LewisinOxford:TheLaterTutorialYears(1939–1953) 173
WillVaus
(cid:1)
viii Contents
9 LewisinCambridge:TheProfessorialYears(1954–1963) 197
WillVaus
10 C.S.LewisandOwenBarfield:AdversariesandConfidantes 219
JaneHipolito
11 C.S.LewisandJ.R.R.Tolkien:FriendsandMutualMentors 249
ScottCalhoun
12 C.S.LewisandJoyDavidman:SevereMercies,LateRomance 275
LyleW.DorsettandJakeHanson
13 AGriefObserved:C.S.LewisMeetstheGreatIconoclast 295
AliceH.Cook
Index 315
AbouttheEditorandContributors 327
Acknowledgments
Thegenesisofthisfour-volumereferencesetisthekindinvitationIreceived
from Suzanne Staszak-Silva of Greenwood Publishing Group in late Spring,
2005, asking me to consider creating a reference work that would compre-
hensively deal with the life and work of C. S. Lewis. As it was the case that
I was almost literally heading out the door to Tanzania on a Fulbright-Hays
Grant, we did not get to consider the project in much detail until the end
of the summer when, with the help of my literary agent, Matt Jacobson,
we cheerfully exchanged ideas with Suzanne that have led to the expansive
volumesyounowholdinyourhands.Suzanneandallthecapableeditorsand
reviewersatGreenwoodhavebeenterrifictoworkwith,andIamonceagain
gratefultoMattJacobsonoftheLoyalArtsLiteraryAgencyforhisexpertise
andwisecounsel.
No project of this kind can, in fact, come to fruition without the help of
many hands. I want to start with the contributors to this volume and the
breadth and depth of C. S. Lewis scholarship they represent. Each of them,
especiallythosecontributingmorethanoneessay,havecheerfullymetmypre-
scribed deadlines and offered both incisive and learned commentary on the
topicsforwhichtheywerechosen.Iwanttoofferspecialthankstobusyand
illustrious Lewisian colleagues and scholars, David Downing, Diana Glyer,
DavidBratman,DonKing,MarvinHinten,LyleDorsett,ColinDuriez,Vic-
torReppert,DevinBrown,WayneMartindale,andMarjorieLampMead,for
makingandtakingthetimetocontributetheiruniquevantagepointstothis
collection.TheirknowledgeoftheLewiscanoncontinuestoprovideuswith
fresh insights into his legacy. The exciting thing about this particular collec-
tion, however, is not only the opportunity to recruit the already renowned