A biographical tour of C. S. Lewis's Oxford
A Walk around C. S. Lewis's Oxford
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Using the geographic touch points in Oxford, Professor Simon Horobin of Magdalen College, Oxford interweaves a biography of C. S. Lewis, his relationships with other writers, and the influences on his fantasy works.
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Fantasy Literature has emerged as one of the most important genres over the past few decades and now enjoys extraordinary levels of popularity. The impact of Tolkien’s Middle-earth works and the serialisation of George Martin’s ‘Game of Thrones’ books has moved these and their contemporaries into mainstream culture. As the popularity grows so does interest in the roots of fantasy, the main writers and themes, and how to approach these texts.
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