This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable., Peter J. Schakel's new book is also the first to explore the tension between reason and imagination that significantly s
This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. The first study of C. S. Lewis to offer a detailed examination of
Till We Have Faces, Peter J. Schakel's new book is also the first to explore the tension between reason and imagination that significantly shaped Lewis's thinking and writing.
Schakel begins with a close analysis of
Till We Have Faces which leads the reader through the plot, clarifying its themes as it discusses structure, symbols, and allusions.
The second part of the book surveys Lewis's 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 works of the early sixties such as
A Grief Observed and
Letters to Malcolm.
Peter Kreeft
— Boston College
"This book is what Lewis scholarship ought to be. It is the most thoughtful, careful Lewis study yet. "
Margaret Hannay
— Siena College
"Reason and Imagination is a remarkable achievement, literary criticism that is both wise and moving. "
Thomas Howard
— Gordon College
"Peter Schakel brings to C. S. Lewis scholarship what has often been lacking, namely rigorous scholarly method and real critical detachment. His study of Till We Have Faces' is a major contribution to Lewis studies.' "
View Review quote
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.
View Biographical note
