Surprised by C.S. Lewis, George Macdonald, & Dante An Array of Original Discoveries

Sound scholarship is a treasure, & bright prose is a pleasure. This book combines the best of both these worlds. It includes something to challenge, enrich, amaze, or amuse every reader of C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, & Dante Alighieri. Here are dozens of surprising aspects of the life & writings of C. S. Lewis, George MacDonald, & Dante. (George MacDonald loved the writings of Dante, & C. S. Lewis loved the writings of both Dante & MacDonald.) Contents range from the quick, surprising fun of "Who Is This Man?" to the practical, down-to-earth instruction of "C. S. Lewis's Free Advice to Hopeful Writers" & the adventurous scholarship of "Spring in Purgatory" & "Mining Dante." Advance Praise for Simple Pleasures: "Simple Pleasures is a wonderful & very readable collection of essays, written by the foremost C. S. Lewis scholar in the world. Kay Lindskoog writes with the precision & sound scholarship of a master ... but with a light touch (much needed in Lewis scholarship today!) & sense of humor. These superb pieces shed much new light on C. S. Lewis & George MacDonald, two great writers who continue to move & inspire all of us who will listen."--Perry C. Bramlett, author of C. S. Lewis: Life at the Center, Touring C. S. Lewis's Ireland & England, & contributor to The C. S. Lewis Reader.Lindskoog, Kathryn is the author of 'Surprised by C.S. Lewis, George Macdonald, & Dante An Array of Original Discoveries', published 2001 under ISBN 9780865547285 and ISBN 0865547289.