C. S. Lewis
81) Narrative Poems
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's collection of four poems: "Dymer," "Launcelot," "The Nameless Isle," and "The Queen of Drum."
C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-was also a talented poet. In this collection of four longer works of verse, Lewis...
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Esta obra es un lindo y resuelto testamento de cómo hasta un creyente incondicional puede perder el sentido de la vida, y de cómo puede gradualmente orientarse de nuevoEscrito tras la trágica muerte de su amada esposa como una ma-nera de sobrevivir los "difíciles momentos de la medianoche", Una Pena en Observación relata los más sinceros pensamientos deC. S. Lewis sobre los temas fundamentales de la vida, la muerte y la fe al sufrir una pérdida....
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Esta obra, publicada originalmente en 1936, constituye uno de los trabajos académicos más influyentes de C. S. Lewis en el campo de la literatura medieval. En ella se desarrolla un profundo estudio sobre la poesía amorosa alegórica de la Edad Media, cuyo origen se sitúa en los poemas de «amor cortés» de los trovadores del Languedoc desde el siglo XI, a través de su transformación y fin a finales del siglo XVI.
Esta poesía de los trovadores,...
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The life and mind of C. S. Lewis have fascinated those who have read his works. This collection of his personal letters reveals a unique intellectual journey. The first of a three-volume collection, this volume contains letters from Lewis's boyhood, his army days in World War I, and his early academic life at Oxford. Here we encounter the creative, imaginative seeds that gave birth to some of his most famous works.
At age sixteen, Lewis begins...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's treasury of essays and stories which examine the value of creative writing and imaginative exploration.
C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-presents a well-reasoned case for the importance of story...
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With his trademark warmth and wit, Lewis demonstrates his wide range of interests in this collection of writings—a must-read for fans of Lewis's creative works.
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• The Weight of Glory
• God in the Dock
• Christian Reflections
• On Stories
• Present Concerns
• The World's Last Night
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Publicado por primera vez en el idioma español, La Torre oscura revela otro lado de la mente creativa de Lewis y su fascinación por la realidad y la espiritualidad.
Tan poderosa, inventiva y profunda como sus obras teológicas y filosóficas, La torre oscura es una lectura ideal para los fanáticos de J. R. R. Tolkien, el viejo amigo y colega de Lewis.
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A Pocket Guide to GoodnessFew writers have inspired more readers than author C. S. Lewis -- both through the enchanting volumes of his children's series and through his captivating adult classics such as Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, and numerous others. Drawn from many works, this volume collects dictionary-like entries of Lewis's keenest observations and best advice on how to live a truly good life. From ambition to...
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The revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters reflects on the power, importance, and joy of a life dedicated to reading books in this delightful collection drawn from his wide body of writings.
More than fifty years after his death, revered intellectual and teacher C. S. Lewis continues to speak to readers, thanks not only to his intellectual insights on Christianity but...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's anthology of satirical yet serious essays on evil. In these spirited essays, C. S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-discusses evil in the world. Blending irony, humor, and paradox, he tackles religion's...
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A repackaged edition of the revered author's collection of personal letters-a curated selection of the best of his correspondence with family, friends, and fans-and a short biography by his brother Warren Lewis.
Letters of C. S. Lewis reveals the most intimate beliefs of the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The...
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A repackaged edition of Lewis's classic reading collection-reminiscent of the bestselling A Year with C. S. Lewis-featuring 365 selections from his writings that explore our connection to God.
C. S. Lewis, author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics, considers humankind's spiritual journey in this collection of wise, meditative excerpts and writings. In these daily...
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Image and Imagination presents some of C. S. Lewis's finest literary criticism and religious exposition. This selection gathers together forty book reviews-never before reprinted-as well as four major essays which have been unavailable for many decades, and a fifth essay, "Image and Imagination," published for the first time. The essays and reviews substantiate Lewis's reputation as an eloquent and authoritative critic across a wide range of literature,...
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With his trademark warmth and wit, Lewis offers invaluable insight and intellectual delight for readers.
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• An Experiment in Criticism
• The Allegory of Love
• The Discarded Image
• Studies in Words
• Image and Imagination
• Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Literature
• Selected Literary Essays
• The Personal Heresy
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From the revered teacher and bestselling author of such classic Christian works as Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters comes a collection that gathers the best of C. S. Lewis's practical advice on how to embody a Christian life.
The most famous adherent and defender of Christianity in the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis has long influenced our perceptions and understanding of the faith. More than fifty years after his death, Lewis's arguments...
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Esta recopilación reúne nueve ensayos que recogen sus ideas sobre la ficción, entre ellos "Sobre cuentos", "The Death of Words" y "On Three Ways of Writing for Children", así como once piezas que no fueron publicadas en vida.
C. S. Lewis, el gran escritor británico, erudito, teólogo laico, locutor, apologista cristiano y autor de best-sellers como Mero cristianismo, Las cartas del diablo a su sobrino, El gran divorcio, Las crónicas de Narnia...
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With his trademark warmth and wit, Lewis uses fiction as a vehicle for revelation.
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• The Screwtape Letters
• The Great Divorce
• Letters to Malcolm, Chiefly on Prayer
• The Pilgrim's Regress
• Out of the Silent Planet
• Perelandra
• That Hideous Strength
• The Dark Tower
• Till We Have Faces
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Las mejores selecciones extraídas de las obras clásicas del aclamado autor best seller C. S. Lewis en un solo volumen, para que los lectores puedan contemplar el «gran milagro» de la resurrección de Jesús.
La mayoría de fans de C. S. Lewis lo conocen como el mayor defensor de la fe cristiana en el siglo XX, pero lo que muchos olvidan es que una de las razones por las que sus obras siguen siendo tan poderosas Mero cristianismo, Cartas del diablo...
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Selected Literary Essays includes over twenty of C. S. Lewis's most important literary essays, written between 1932 and 1962. The topics discussed in this volume range from Chaucer to Kipling, from "The literary impact of the authorized version" to "Psycho-analysis and literary criticism," to Shakespeare and Bunyan, and Sir Walter Scott and William Morris. Common to each essay, however, are the lively wit, the distinctive forthrightness, and the discreet...
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This collection, carefully chosen and arranged by Walter Hooper, is the most extensive ever published. Included here are the letters Lewis wrote to such luminaries as J.R.R. Tolkien, Owen Barfield, Arthur C. Clarke, Sheldon Vanauken, and Dom Bede Griffiths. To some particular friends, such as Dorothy L. Sayers, Lewis wrote fifty letters alone. The letters deal with all of Lewis's interests-theology, literary criticism, poetry, fantasy, children's...