C.S. Lewis: His Literary Achievement

by Colin Manlove

This book is the first thorough analysis of the whole of Lewis' fiction to show it has behind it a considerable sophistication of literary technique and patterning. The works discussed include THE PILGRIMS REGRESS, THE RANSON TRILOGY, THE GREAT DIVORCE, the NARNIA books and TILL WE HAVE FACES. -.-.- "This is a positively brilliant book, written with splendor, elegance, profundity and evidencing an enormous amount of learning. This is probably not a book to give a first-time reader of Lewis. But for those who are more broadly read in the Lewis corpus this book is an absolute gold mine of information. The author gives us a magnificent overview of Lewis' many writings, tracing for us thoughts and ideas which recur throughout, and at the same time telling us how each book differs from the others. I think it is not extravagant to call C. S. His Literary Achievement a tour de force." - Robert Merchant, St. Austin Review, Book Review Editor

242 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1987

About the author

Colin Nicholas Manlove was a Scottih literary critic with a particular interest in fantasy.

Reviews

[Josep Marti · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not find it especially critical or engaging, and it fell at times like the author was merely repeating the stories written by Lewis. Not a bad read-- but not a particularly outstanding one, either.