The Chronicles of Narnia (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: C. S. Lewis
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—theological romance
- Time of Work: 1900-1949 in Earth time, during which 2,555 years pass in Narnia
- Setting: England, Narnia, and magical lands surrounding Narnia
- Genres: Long fiction, Adventure, Fantasy
- Subjects: Children, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Education or educators, Other worlds, 1940’s, Religion, Friendship, 1910’s, 1920’s, 1930’s, England or English people, Christianity, Fantasy, Antichrist figures, Witches or witchcraft, Adventure, Christ figures or saviors, Animals, Beavers
- Locales: Great Britain, Narnia (mythic)
The Plot
The seven books constituting the Chronicles of Narnia tell how Aslan the Lion, son of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea, sings Narnia into being from nothing and later saves it from evil by sacrificing himself and rising again. He spares nothing to make others good if they are open to change. The fictional history of the adventures does not correspond to the order of either composition or publication, but author C. S. Lewis provided a suggested order for reading the stories that is adhered to in the following plot summaries.
In The Magician’s Nephew, the adult...
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