The Fame of C. S. Lewis : A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America
Saved in:
| Title: | The Fame of C. S. Lewis : A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America |
|---|---|
| Description: | C. S. Lewis, long renowned for his children's books as well as his Christian apologetics, has been the subject of wide interest since he first stepped-up to the BBC's microphone during the Second World War. Until now, however, the reasons why this medievalist began writing books for a popular audience, and why these books have continued to be so popular, had not been fully explored. In fact Lewis, who once described himself as by nature an'extreme anarchist', was a critical controversialist in his time-and not to everyone's liking. Yet, somehow, Lewis's books directed at children and middlebrow Christians have continued to resonate in the decades since his death in 1963. Stephanie L. Derrick considers why this is the case, and why it is more true in America than in Lewis's home-country of Britain. The story of C. S. Lewis's fame is one that takes us from his childhood in Edwardian Belfast, to the height of international conflict during the 1940s, to the rapid expansion of the paperback market, and on to readers'experiences in the 1980s and 1990s, and, finally, to London in November 2013, where Lewis was honoured with a stone in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Derrick shows that, in fact, the author himself was only one actor among many shaping a multi-faceted image. The Fame of C. S. Lewis is the most comprehensive account of Lewis's popularity to date, drawing on a wealth of fresh material and with much to interest scholars and C. S. Lewis admirers alike. |
| Authors: | Stephanie L. Derrick |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Fame--Social aspects |
| Categories: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| FullText | Links: – Type: ebook-pdf – Type: ebook-epub Text: Availability: 0 |
|---|---|
| Header | DbId: nlebk DbLabel: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) An: 1832324 RelevancyScore: 1084 AccessLevel: 6 PubType: eBook PubTypeId: ebook PreciseRelevancyScore: 1083.55249023438 |
| IllustrationInfo | |
| ImageInfo | – Size: thumb Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$1832324$PDF&s=r – Size: medium Target: https://rps2images.ebscohost.com/rpsweb/othumb?id=NL$1832324$PDF&s=d |
| Items | – Name: Title Label: Title Group: Ti Data: The Fame of C. S. Lewis : A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America – Name: Abstract Label: Description Group: Ab Data: C. S. Lewis, long renowned for his children's books as well as his Christian apologetics, has been the subject of wide interest since he first stepped-up to the BBC's microphone during the Second World War. Until now, however, the reasons why this medievalist began writing books for a popular audience, and why these books have continued to be so popular, had not been fully explored. In fact Lewis, who once described himself as by nature an'extreme anarchist', was a critical controversialist in his time-and not to everyone's liking. Yet, somehow, Lewis's books directed at children and middlebrow Christians have continued to resonate in the decades since his death in 1963. Stephanie L. Derrick considers why this is the case, and why it is more true in America than in Lewis's home-country of Britain. The story of C. S. Lewis's fame is one that takes us from his childhood in Edwardian Belfast, to the height of international conflict during the 1940s, to the rapid expansion of the paperback market, and on to readers'experiences in the 1980s and 1990s, and, finally, to London in November 2013, where Lewis was honoured with a stone in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Derrick shows that, in fact, the author himself was only one actor among many shaping a multi-faceted image. The Fame of C. S. Lewis is the most comprehensive account of Lewis's popularity to date, drawing on a wealth of fresh material and with much to interest scholars and C. S. Lewis admirers alike. – Name: Author Label: Authors Group: Au Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Stephanie+L%2E+Derrick%22">Stephanie L. Derrick</searchLink> – Name: TypePub Label: Resource Type Group: TypPub Data: eBook. – Name: Subject Label: Subjects Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Fame--Social+aspects%22">Fame--Social aspects</searchLink> – Name: SubjectBISAC Label: Categories Group: Su Data: <searchLink fieldCode="ZK" term="%22BIOGRAPHY+%26+AUTOBIOGRAPHY+%2F+Literary+Figures%22">BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures</searchLink> |
| PLink | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1832324 |
| RecordInfo | BibRecord: BibEntity: Classifications: – Code: 823.912 Scheme: ddc Type: prePub Languages: – Code: eng Text: English Subjects: – SubjectFull: Fame--Social aspects Type: general Titles: – TitleFull: The Fame of C. S. Lewis : A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America Type: main BibRelationships: HasContributorRelationships: – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Stephanie L. Derrick – PersonEntity: Name: NameFull: Stephanie L. Derrick IsPartOfRelationships: – BibEntity: Dates: – D: 01 M: 01 Type: published Y: 2018 – D: 20 M: 06 Type: profile Y: 2018 Identifiers: – Type: isbn-print Value: 9780198819448 – Type: isbn-electronic Value: 9780192551511 – Type: isbn-electronic Value: 9780192551528 Titles: – TitleFull: The Fame of C. S. Lewis : A Controversialist's Reception in Britain and America Type: main |
| ResultId | 1 |
