On stories, and other essays on literature /
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963.,
On stories, and other essays on literature / [print] C.S. Lewis ; edited by Walter Hooper. - first edition. - New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (c)1982. - xxi, 153 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
On stories -- The novels of Charles Williams -- A tribute to E.R. Eddison -- On three ways of writing for children -- Sometimes fairy stories may say best what's to be said -- On juvenile tastes -- It all began with a picture ... -- On science fiction -- A reply to Professor Haldane -- The hobbit -- Tolkien's The lord of the rings -- A panegyric for Dorothy L. Sayers -- The mythopoeic gift of Rider Haggard -- George Orwell -- The death of words -- The Parthenon and the optative -- Period criticism -- Different tastes in literature -- On criticism -- Unreal estates.
A collection of essays celebrates the importance of the story in literature, with particular attention to fantasy and science fiction, genres the author helped foster in an age dominated by realistic fiction.
9780151699643 9780156027687 9780156687881
81048014
Literature--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.
PR6023 PR6023.H788.O578 1982
On stories, and other essays on literature / [print] C.S. Lewis ; edited by Walter Hooper. - first edition. - New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, (c)1982. - xxi, 153 pages ; 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
On stories -- The novels of Charles Williams -- A tribute to E.R. Eddison -- On three ways of writing for children -- Sometimes fairy stories may say best what's to be said -- On juvenile tastes -- It all began with a picture ... -- On science fiction -- A reply to Professor Haldane -- The hobbit -- Tolkien's The lord of the rings -- A panegyric for Dorothy L. Sayers -- The mythopoeic gift of Rider Haggard -- George Orwell -- The death of words -- The Parthenon and the optative -- Period criticism -- Different tastes in literature -- On criticism -- Unreal estates.
A collection of essays celebrates the importance of the story in literature, with particular attention to fantasy and science fiction, genres the author helped foster in an age dominated by realistic fiction.
9780151699643 9780156027687 9780156687881
81048014
Literature--History and criticism.
English literature--History and criticism.
PR6023 PR6023.H788.O578 1982