Bright Shadow of Reality: Spiritiual Longing in C.S. Lewis

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By: Corbin Scott Carnell

Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. / 1999 / Paperback

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(PUBEerdmans)"A valuable book, for both an understanding of Lewis and an appreciation of Sehnsucht in the Romantic tradition. Important and recommended,"---Choice. Reissue of this pioneering look at the quest for human joy beyond the pale shadows of this world, as seen in both Lewis's fiction and nonfiction. 180 pages, softcover.

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Title: Bright Shadow of Reality: Spiritiual Longing in C.S. Lewis
By: Corbin Scott Carnell
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 180
Vendor: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Publication Date: 1999

Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.25 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 0802846270
ISBN-13: 9780802846273
Stock No: WW2846270

Publisher's Description

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The writings of C. S. Lewis often stir in readers a profound sense of spiritual longing, a desire for joy lying beyond the offerings of this world. This special kind of longing, known to the Romantic tradition by the German word Sehnsucht, has been a recurrent theme in some of our most powerful works of literature. Bright Shadow of Reality, first published in 1974, remains the best available study of this idea of spiritual longing, especially as it functions as a key to understanding the writings of C. S. Lewis. Corbin Scott Carnell explores Lewis's life, theology, and literary legacy- looking in particular at Lewis's science fiction trilogy and Till We Have Faces-and evaluates Lewis's own reflection on the concept of Sehnsucht and its relation to the human quest for joy.

Author Bio

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Corbin Scott Carnell, the author of numerous articles and essays on C. S. Lewis and his work, is professor of English at the University of Florida — Gainesville.

Editorial Reviews

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Paul L. Holmer
— Yale Divinity School
"Carnell's book attacks with the help of Lewis an invidious academic prejudice concerning the rift between feelings, emotions, and passions on one side and intellect, reason, and thought on the other. . . Intrinsically important."

Christian Scholar's Review
"It is valuable to have this, the first and fullest study of Sehnsucht, in print, and it will be important reading for any serious student of Lewis."

Nathan A. Scott Jr.
— University of Chicago
"In his account of the special kind of spirituality that controlled the thought of C. S. Lewis, Carnell has produced a genuinely fresh assessment. . . Surely the most penetrating and absorbing book on Lewis yet to have appeared."

Choice
"A valuable book, for both an understanding of Lewis and an appreciation of Sehnsucht in the Romantic tradition. . . Important and recommended."