How to Analyze the Works of C. S. Lewis eBook

by Amy Van Zee

Overview

This title explores the creative works of famous author C. S. Lewis. Works analyzed include The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and The Silver Chair. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Lewis. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of works, resources, source notes, glossary, and an index are also included. Essential Critiques is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781614789567
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Series:	Essential Critiques Set 3 eBook
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1070L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	11 - 17 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 8 Up—Filled with colorful pictures from film adaptations, these volumes are written in a direct and relatable style that brings the basics of critical theory to life. Following a biography of the writer, the authors go back and forth between plot summaries of their subjects' works and critical analysis. A different criticism is applied to each book discussed, such as Marxist criticism to Prince Caspian and archetypal criticism to The Hunger Games. While explaining each theory, the authors do a great job of highlighting and using explanatory sidebars to give readers a real sense of how a literary essay ought to be written. Each of these chapters ends by asking readers to think critically and consider several questions about the featured book. Similarly, a great closing section called, "You Critique It" encourages students to model what they have just read and gives them helpful starting points in creating their own essays. An extensive list of resources will help teens further their research. These volumes are a great way to bring popular culture into the classroom in order to engage students and enable them to make meaningful connections to other works.—Kerry Roeder, Professional Children's School, New York City

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