LIT 428 C. S. Lewis Summer 2005

Explore the LIT 428 reading list from Summer 2005, featuring essential C. S. Lewis books like *The Abolition of Man*, *The Screwtape Letters*, and *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe*—a curated dive into his theology and fiction.

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The Great Divorce

by C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis takes us on a profound journey through both heaven and hell in this engaging allegorical tale. Using his extraordinary descriptive powers, Lewis introduces us to supernatural beings who will change the way we think about good and evil.
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The Screwtape Letters

by C. S. Lewis

In this humorous and perceptive exchange between two devils, C. S. Lewis delves into moral questions about good vs. evil, temptation, repentance, and grace. Through this wonderful tale, the reader emerges with a better understanding of what it means to live a faithful life.
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Out of the Silent Planet

by Clive Staples Lewis

Dr. Ransom is abducted to the eerie red planet, Malacandra, where his escape and flight endanger both his life and his chances of ever returning to Earth
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The magician's nephew

 

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by Clive Staples Lewis

Four English school children find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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The Last Battle

 

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Till We Have Faces

by Clive Staples Lewis

This is the story of Orual, Psyche's embittered and ugly older sister, who posessively and harmfully loves Psyche. Much to Orual's frustration, Psyche is loved by Cupid, the god of love himself, setting the troubled Orual on a path of moral development.
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The discarded image

 

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An experiment in criticism

 

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The Voyage of the 'Dawn Treader' (The Chronicles of Narnia, Book 5)

by C. S. Lewis

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The Abolition of Man

by C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society.
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A preface to Paradise lost

 

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