The Chronicles of Narnia

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Movie poster for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005).

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The Chronicles of Narnia: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Useful background to and critical studies of the Chronicles of Narnia are provided in Paul F. Ford, Companion to Narnia: A Complete Guide to the Magical World of C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, rev. and expanded ed. (2005); Peter J. Schakel, Imagination and the Arts in C.S. Lewis: Journeying to Narnia and Other Worlds (2002), and The Way into Narnia: A Reader’s Guide (2005); Michael Ward, Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (2008); and Rowan Williams, The Lion’s World: A Journey into the Heart of Narnia (2012).

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Article History

Description	Contributor	Date
Add new Web site: International Journal of Novel Research and Development - C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia as Children's Literature: An Overview (PDF).	Gloria Lotha	Dec 19, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - Religion and Nature, Exploring The Themes of C. S Lewis: A Review.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Historiophoty in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Historiophoty in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.	Aakanksha Gaur	Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Chronicles of Narnia Books".	Satyavrat Nirala	Nov 06, 2015
Article thoroughly revised.	J.E. Luebering Peter Schakel	Feb 24, 2014
New bibliography added.	J.E. Luebering Peter Schakel	Feb 24, 2014
Add new Web site: Official Site of The Narnia Academy.	Gloria Lotha	Nov 20, 2012
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - The Chronicles Of Narnia - A Parallel To Christianity?	Gloria Lotha	Nov 20, 2012
New article added.	Kathleen Kuiper	Mar 23, 2011