{"product_id":"the-scientifiction-novels-of-cs-lewis-space-and-time-in-the-ransom-stories-9780786418244","title":"The Scientifiction Novels of C.S. Lewis: Space and Time in the Ransom Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Used by C.S. Lewis himself, the term \"scientifiction\" is revived here as it once encompassed not only what we call science fiction, but also that indeterminate field of the 1940s and 1950s sometimes referred to as science fantasy (leading up to Ray Bradbury), along with a portion of that great realm that has come, since the advent of \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings, \u003c\/i\u003e to be called fantasy. Rather as an eighteenth-century novel may pre-date the divide between novel and romance, so C.S. Lewis's \"interplanetary\" novels may be considered to pre-date the modern divide between fantasy and science fiction and thus be thought of as \"scientifictional\" in nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The stories dealt with are those in which Elwin Ransom is a character, the three usually called the \"space trilogy\" \u003ci\u003eOut of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThat Hideous Strength\u003c\/i\u003e--and the time-fragment entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Tower.\u003c\/i\u003e Lengthy chapters are devoted to each of the four Ransom stories. The book presents a study of Lewis, the nature of science fiction, the nature of Lewis's \"Arcadian\" science fiction and his (and its) place in English literary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jared Lobdell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.96w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786418244","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43293820715145,"sku":"9780786418244","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_86f6e1c4-c2a2-45b8-b5c5-3b36273ba252.jpg?v=1737443774","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-scientifiction-novels-of-cs-lewis-space-and-time-in-the-ransom-stories-9780786418244","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}