Beginning with the publication of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 1950 and concluding with the appearance of The Last Battle in 1956, C. S. Lewis's seven-book series chronicling the adventures of a group of young people in the fictional land of Narnia has become a worldwide classic of children's literature.
This stimulating collection of original essays by critics in a wide range of disciplines explores the past place, present status, and future importance of The Chronicles of Narnia. With essays ranging in focus from textual analysis to film and new media adaptations, to implications of war/trauma and race and gender, this cutting-edge New Casebook encourages readers to think about this much-loved series in fresh and exciting ways.
| ISBN: | 9780230301245 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 2012 |
| Author: | Michelle Ann Abate, Lance Weldy |
| Publisher: | Red Globe Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 210 pages |
| Series: | New Casebooks |
| Genres: |
Children’s and teenage literature studies: general |