The first study of C.S. Lewis to offer a detailed examination of Till We Have Faces, Peter J. Schakel's book is also the first to explore the tension between reason and imagination that significantly shaped Lewis' thinking and writing. / Schakel begins with a close analysis of Till We Have Faces which leads the readers through the plot, clarifying its themes and it discusses structure, symbols and allusions. / The second part of the book surveys Lewis' works, tracing the tension between reason and imagination. In the works of the thirties and forties reason is in the ascendant; from the early fifties on, in works such as the Chronicles of Narnia, there is an increased emphasis on imagination — which culminates in the fine "myth retold," Till We Have Faces. Imagination and reason are reconciled, finally in the works of the early sixties such as A Grief Observed and Letters to Malcolm.
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Peter J. Schakel is Peter C. and Emajean Cook Professor of English at Hope College, Holland, Michigan. An internationally respected student of C. S. Lewis's work, he has written or edited five previous books on Lewis, including two about the Chronicles of Narnia.
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This book is a great study of and introduction to Lewis's novel. More than that, it is a wonderful review of Lewis's struggle with the relationship between Reason and Imagination. Anyone who considers Lewis his or her master in the way Lewis thought of MacDonald will find great pleasure and much learning in this book.
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- C. S. Lewis A Complete Guide to His Life and Works: A Complete Guide to His Life & Works by Walter Hooper on page 572, page 876, and Index
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