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C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse
Don W King
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Paperback. C.S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. This book examines Lewis's early writings, under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton, analyzing the influence of his formative poetic aspirations upon his later prose. Num Pages: 448 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DCF; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 585.
C. S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and as a masterful writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. But he began his literary career as a poet, under the pseudonym of Clive Hamilton, and only later did he turn to prose writing and find fame.
C. S. Lewis is best known as the creator of the fanciful world of Narnia and as a masterful writer of literary criticism and Christian apologetics. But he began his literary career as a poet, under the pseudonym of Clive Hamilton, and only later did he turn to prose writing and find fame.
In C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse Don W. King contends that Lewis's poetic aspirations enhanced his prose and helped make him the master stylist so revered by the literary world. With its careful examination of early diaries and letters, and the inclusion ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873386814
SKU
V9780873386814
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About Don W King
Don W. King is professor of English at Montreat College in Montreat, North Carolina. He has published essays in a wide variety of literary journals and serves as editor of the Christian Scholar's Review. His works in progress include a critical biography and collected letters of British poet Ruth Pitter.
Reviews for C. S. Lewis, Poet: The Legacy of His Poetic Impulse
"The reader emerges with a new appreciation for the fact that Lewis’s legacy as a writer of superb prose owes much to the disciplined pursuit of his poetic impulse. [...] King does an excellent job of mapping Lewis’s literary journey." — DTS Voice