The Literary Legacy of C. S. Lewis

by Chad Walsh

In previous works C.S. Lewis has read and studied as though he were two authors-the writerof Christian apologetics and the writer of science fiction and fantasy. This is the first major critical study to examine his work as the creation of a single unique mind. Index.

Genres: Literature

269 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2008

Reviews

[Brenton · Rating 3 out of 5]

An engaging and well-written book, it leans very heavily on summarizing large portions of C.S. Lewis' corpus. Walsh knows his stuff and is an early scholar of Lewis, so there are few footnotes. This could still serve as an undergraduate textbook, but I needed to read it earlier in my journey.

[Blake Atwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good overview of all of C. S. Lewis's work, including brief summaries of many of his most well-known books. If you're wanting to know more about every book Lewis wrote, this is a great primer.

I was left with a few impressions:

Lewis wrote across a vast field of genres—poetry, children's lit, apologetics, and academe—yet his voice remained distinctly his.

And I should really re-read my favorites and buy the rest of his collection that I don't yet own.

[Joel Zartman · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the perspective of a novelist, poet, and literary critic, Walsh summarizes and evaluates all the published writings of C.S. Lewis. Good work.