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Newsletter from the C.S. Lewis Society of California
The latest newsletter from the C.S. Lewis Society of California contains several quotes from a variety of reviews of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader!
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July Narnia Feature at Hollywood Jesus
In one sense, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader “picks up†the story line of Prince Caspian, giving us a glimpse of Caspian’s reign as King of Narnia. And while it’s also true that Caspian’s character is only here fully realized, Dawn Treader is still no retread of the earlier books. In this story, we go to sea and are entertained in the fashion of classic tales like The Odyssey and Gulliver’s Travels. We haven’t seen the likes of this in Narnia before.
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June Feature at Hollywood Jesus: Prince Caspian
This month, in addition to a rather tongue-in-cheek story synopsis that Jenn and I intend as a nod to the story structure of Prince Caspian itself, George Rosok offers up a critique of the novel against the very standards which Lewis himself set for the genre of “children’s stories.†Also, Kathy Bledsoe takes a look at the spiritual significance of yet another (seemingly) warped aspect of the story: Aslan’s “holiday†with Bacchus and the boys—and girls!
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Hollywood Jesus feature on The Horse and His Boy
This month in the Hollywood Jesus Narnia coverage, Kathy Bledsoe provides a synopsis of the basic storyline of The Horse and His Boy. Jenn Wright then presents a summary of what makes this particular book so effective and how it amplifies the Narnian vision; and George Rosok wraps up with a look at the unique dimension of Aslan that the tale presents.