Essays --On stories --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 criticism --On science fiction --A reply to Professor Halidane --Unreal estates --Stories --The shoddy lands --Ministering angels --Forms of things unknown --After. In Of Other Worlds, Lewis presents essays that provide a well-reasoned case for the importance of story and wonder, elements often ignored by critics of his time. The fairy tale, he explains, “stirs and troubles him (to his life-long enrichment) with the dim sense of something beyond his reach and, far from dulling or emptying the actual world, gives it a new dimension of depth.”.
Description. This essay, On Three Ways of Writing for Children, is included in the larger work, Of Other Worlds by C.S. Lewis. Larger Work. Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories.
Because C.S. Lewis was a literary critic as well as a fantasy writer, he thought critically and academically about writing, so it is only natural to turn to his own thoughts about creating these fictive worlds. On Other Worlds: Essays and Stories contains Lewis’ short fantasy stories and a number of essays that reflect Of Other Worlds is a 1966 anthology of literary criticism by C. S. Lewis and published posthumously by the executors of his estate. It was edited by Lewis secretary and eventual literary executor Walter Hooper. The first part of the anthology consists of several essays that cover Lewis ideas about the creation of science fiction or fantasy. The less known the real world is, the more plausibly your marvels can be located near at hand.” As the creator of one of the most famous “other worlds” of all time, C.S. Lewis was uniquely qualified to discuss their literary merit. As both a writer and a critic, Lewis explores.
The less known the real world is, the more plausibly your marvels can be located near at hand. As the creator of one of the most famous other worlds of all time, C.S. Lewis was uniquely qualified to discuss their literary merit. As both a writer and a critic, Lewis explores the importance of story and wonder, elements often ignored Buy a cheap copy of Of Other Worlds: Essays and Stories book by C.S. Lewis. “The less known the real world is, the more plausibly your marvels can be located near at hand.” As the creator of one of the most famous “other worlds” of all. Free shipping The fairy tale is accused of giving children a false impression of the world they live in. But I think no literature that children could read gives them less of a false impression. I think what profess to be realistic stories for children are far more likely to deceive them. I never expected. Of other worlds essays and stories.