[thelionscall] Re: Joy in Narnia

Yes, I feel joy in reading the Narnia books as well. I suppose Lewis
achieved his purpose b/c really when Aslan is mentioned in the books,
don't you feel that warmth that the characters feel? I do.
But I often feel that I want to live in the world of all different
types of books (and movies as well and music is a different kind of
escape too). Tolkien's works but also non-"fantasy"--I used to
imagine myself in Edith Wharton's world.
Speaking of faeries, have you seen the movie Photographing Fairies?

--- In thelionscall@yahoogroups.com, "Andrea Daz" <andrea.daz@...>
wrote:
>
> i have almost finished to read all the Chronicles of Narnia ( 1-7)
and i
> agree, it gives real pleasure and joy to read it, like Dumas or
Verne...
> something for young people thas has magic also for mature readers (
like me
> ). That's why i am in this group, after reading the book wanted to
learn
> more about
> Narnia Chronicles and Lewis.
>
> Andrea
>
> 2006/7/30, london smith <eldy_60@...>:
> >
> > woah crazeh!
> >
> >
> > >From: melanie barbosa <melanielost@...>
> > >Reply-To: thelionscall@yahoogroups.com
> > >To: thelionscall@yahoogroups.com
> > >Subject: Re: [thelionscall] Joy in Narnia
> > >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 15:23:38 +1200 (NZST)
> > >
> > >I LOVE THIS E-MAIL!!!!! IT'S SO TRUE. I'M NOT THE ONLY IN THIS
WORLD THAT
> > >FEELS THAT WAY.!!!!
> > >
> > >Dan Stanley <dstanley@...> wrote: Lewis fell in love
with
> > >faerie tales at a very early age. His best
> > >friends were people who he found also loved the myths and faerie
tales
> > >of long ago. What Lewis loved about them most of all was a sense
of
> > >longing that they triggered in him. There is a longing in every
human
> > >that no earthly pleasure can satisfy. The enchantment of those
faerie
> > >tales intensified that longing in Lewis. His word for that
longing
> > >was "joy". Lewis wanted to reproduce that feeling of joy for
others in
> > >the Narnia books. And I'd say he succeeded.
> > >
> > >Have you ever felt that joy while reading the Narnia stories? The
> > >longing to be in Narnia is just a part of it. The stories never
> > >completely satisfy. We are left longing for more of Narnia, more
> > >adventure, and more of Aslan.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Read Narnia,Believe Narnia
> > > "Long live the true King!"
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