In this interactive, informative book, Lewis scholar Majorie Lamp Mead and literary expert Leland Ryken unlock the door to The Lion, The Witch and The Wardobe, inviting you to step inside - deeper and deeper, past the musty fur coats - and gaze in wide-eyed wonder once again at the magical, wintery world Lucy first found. // A Reader's Guild Through the Wardrobe helps you examine the story from Lewis's point of view, shedding light on his imagination and use of literary forms. Even further, Mead and Ryken serve as guides through this first Narnia adventure, providing an inside look at characters, settings and framework. Here is a book that will help you see Narnia as Lucy did - with childlike wonder and anticipation for the adventure that lies ahead.
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"This is the best book I have read on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is an excellent mix of scholarly analysis, theory, and historical background. " — Leila (5 out of 5 stars)
"This is the best book I have read on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is an excellent mix of scholarly analysis, theory, and historical background. "
“This thorough, informative guide approaches C. S. Lewis’ classic story the way Lewis himself read literary texts. It shows readers how to fully engage the narrative as thoughtful adults, while retaining a child’s sense of wonder and delight.”
“This Reader’s Guide is the most thorough literary study of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe that I have ever read. It is a must for every serious student of Lewis's first Narnian Chronicle and a gateway to the entire series.”
“A practical guide to an adult reading of C. S. Lewis’ classic without losing the wonder of a child. It is informative, wise, inspiring, and rich with insights into the kind of receptive reading that Lewis passionately encouraged. Not only does this Reader's Guide show the way into Narnia, but also into great literature, and the inexhaustible nourishment that great books provide.”
“A Reader's Guide Through the Wardrobe is that rare achievement: a literary guidebook that does not talk down to readers. It offers readable, informative help to adults who want to enjoy, understand and appreciate The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe fully as a literary work, not as a religious parable. Through detailed attention to structure, genres, techniques, and themes, it shows how to read not just LWW but all works of fiction with sensitivity and insight.”
" This is the best book I have read on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. It is an excellent mix of scholarly analysis, theory, and historical background. "
Leland Ryken, PhD, is the author of more than fifty books on biblical and literary topics. He is the literary editor of the English Standard Version Bible and a professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College in Illinois.
Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.
Marjorie Lamp Mead has been associate director of the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton since 1977. She is editor (with Lyle W. Dorsett) of C. S. Lewis: Letters to Children and managing editor of Seven: An Anglo-American Literary Review.
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