1 option
C.S. Lewis on the final frontier : science and the supernatural in the space trilogy / Sanford Schwartz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schwartz, Sanford, 1948-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963. Space trilogy.
- Lewis, C. S.
- Lewis, C. S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Unlike 'The Chronicles of Narnia', the 'Trilogy' has received little scholarly attention. Schwartz's study fills a major gap in the literature and will appeal to a wide range of scholars and students as well as to C. S. Lewis's many devoted fans.
- Contents:
- Darwin in deep heaven
- Out of the silent planet . Cosmic anthropology: race and reason on planet Mars
- Perelandra. Paradise reframed: keeping time on planet Venus
- That hideous strength. A specter haunting Britain: Gothic reenchantment on planet earth
- Conclusion. Further transpositions: ransom, violence, and the sacred.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-970548-8
- 9786612335372
- 1-282-33537-5
- OCLC:
- 507959646
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.