Planets in Peril: A Critical Study of C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy

by David C. Downing

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C.S. Lewis is perhaps best known for his popular series of children's books, "The Chronicles of Narnia" but he also wrote science fiction in the form of interplanetary fantasies - a series of three novels known as the "Ransom" trilogy. This book offers a critical assessment of that trilogy, placing the three volumes in the context of Lewis' life and work. The author reveals the autobiographical and theological subtexts of "Out of the Silent Planet", "Perelandra" and "That Hideous Strength", showing as well how much Lewis the classical and medieval scholar influenced the work of Lewis the creator of interplanetary fantasies.
  • ISBN10 0585227004
  • ISBN13 9780585227009
  • Publish Date 14 May 2014 (first published 1 August 1992)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
  • Edition [Pbk. e.
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 193
  • Language English