{"product_id":"the-fauns-bookshelf-c-s-lewis-on-why-myth-matters-9781606353493","title":"The Faun's Bookshelf: C. S. Lewis on Why Myth Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile visiting with Mr. Tumnus in \u003ci\u003eThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe\u003c\/i\u003e, Lucy Pevensie notices a bookshelf filled with such titles as \u003ci\u003eNymphs and Their Ways\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIs Man a Myth?\u003c\/i\u003e Be- ginning with these imaginary texts, Charlie W. Starr offers a comprehensive study of C. S. Lewis's theory of myth, including his views on Greek and Norse mythology, the origins of myth, and the implications of myth on thought, art, gender, theology, and literary and linguistic theory. For Lewis, myth represents an ancient mode of thought focused in the imagination--a mode that became the key that ultimately brought Lewis to his belief in Jesus Christ as the myth become fact.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning with a f\u003ci\u003eThe Faun's Bookshelf\u003c\/i\u003e goes on to discuss the many books Lewis imagined throughout his writings--books whose titles he made up but never wrote. It also presents the sylvan myths central to the first two book titles in Mr. Tumnus's library, including explorations of the relation- ship between myth and reality, the spiritual significance of natural conservation, and the spiritual and incarnational qualities of gender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarr then turns to the definition of myth, the literary qualities of myth, the mythic nature inherent in divine glory, humanity's destiny to embrace (or reject) that glory, and a deeper exploration of the epistemological ramifications of myth in relation to meaning, imagination, reason, and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Starr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press \/ Black Squirrel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606353493","brand":"Kent State University Press \/ Black Squirrel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156074979465,"sku":"9781606353493","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_42caf5be-7cb6-44aa-b0b4-cd65caf17187.jpg?v=1768294467","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-fauns-bookshelf-c-s-lewis-on-why-myth-matters-9781606353493","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}