C.S. Lewis, Poetry, and the Great War 1914-1918
Author | : John Bremer |
Publisher | : Lexington Books |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2012-05-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780739171530 |
ISBN-13 | : 0739171534 |
Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis C.S. Lewis, Poetry, and the Great War 1914-1918 by : John Bremer
Download or read book C.S. Lewis, Poetry, and the Great War 1914-1918 written by John Bremer and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a realistic account of the early years of C.S. Lewis as revealed in “Spirits in Bondage” and its surrounding events. It calls for a reappraisal of Lewis himself, not as a “soldier-poet” but as a young, ruthless and ambitious would-be academic, using others—his father, his university, his mistress—to further his own ends.