Re: [thelionscall] Joy in Narnia

Hi Andrea,

In the case of Verne and Dumas, however, they were written with adults in mind and not children. I wonder how it happened that they became classified as children's books, also Swift's satire 'Gulliver's Travels' and even Charles Dickens' books? In the case of Verne and Swift, probably because they're fantastical and would appeal to children.

On the topic of children's books (that is, books explicitly written for children), aside from the Chronicles, what others do you take pleasure in reading now as an adult? Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys definitely don't cut it for me. I still like reading George MacDonald's fairy tales (they're out of copyright and available on Project Gutenberg for ya'll to download)...who else? I don't think I'd care to reread Enid Blyton either.

aravis

On 7/31/06, Andrea Daz <andrea.daz@gmail.com> 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

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[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.
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