The Pilgrim's Regress
The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion,The Pilgrim’s Regress is, in a sense, the record of Lewis’s own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction—a search that eventually led him to Christianity.\ \ Here is the story of the pilgrim John and his odyssey to an enchanting island which has created in him an intense longing—a mysterious, sweet desire. John’s pursuit of this desire takes him through adventures with such people as Mr. Enlightenment, Media Halfways, Mr. Mammon,...
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The first book written by C. S. Lewis after his conversion,The Pilgrim s Regress is, in a sense, the record of Lewis s own search for meaning and spiritual satisfaction—a search that eventually led him to Christianity.Here is the story of the pilgrim John and his odyssey to an enchanting island which has created in him an intense longing—a mysterious, sweet desire. John s pursuit of this desire takes him through adventures with such people as Mr. Enlightenment, Media Halfways, Mr. Mammon, Mother Kirk, Mr. Sensible, and Mr. Humanist and through such cities as Thrill and Eschropolis as well as the Valley of Humiliation. Though the dragons and giants here are different from those in Bunyan s Pilgrim s Progress, Lewis s allegory performs the same function of enabling the author to say simply and through fantasy what would otherwise have demanded a full-length philosophy of religion.New York Times Book ReviewThe allegorical characters are not just abstractions. They are, in every instance, people objectively real and subjectively true to the inner meaning. The language throughout is plain, straightforward and leanly significant. To many it will seem like a fresh wind blowing across arid waters.
BOOK ONE: THE DATAThe Rules The Island The Eastern Mountains Leah for Rachel Ichabod Quem Quaeritis in Sepulchro? Non est Hic BOOK TWO: THRILL Dixit Insipiens The Hill A Little Southward Soft Going Leah for Rachel Ichabod Non est Hic Great Promises BOOK THREE: THROUGH DARKEST ZEITGEISTHEIM Eschropolis A South Wind Freedom of Thought The Man Behind the Gun Under Arrest Poisoning the Wells Facing the Facts Parrot Disease The Giant Slayer BOOK FOUR: BACK TO THE ROAD Let Grill be Grill Archtype and Ectype Esse is Percipi Escape BOOK FIVE: THE GRAND CANYON The Grand Canyon Mother Kirk s Story The Self-Sufficiency of Vertue Mr. Sensible Table Talk Drudge The Gaucherie of Vertue BOOK SIX: NORTHWARD ALONG THE CANYON First Steps to the North Three Pale Men Neo-Angular Humanist Food from the North Furthest North Fools Paradise BOOK SEVEN: SOUTHWARD ALONG THE CANYON Vertue is Sick John Leading The Main Road Again Going South Tea on the Lawn The House of Wisdom Across the Canyon by Moonlight This Side by Sunlight Wisdom-Exoteric Wisdom-Esoteric Mum s the Word More Wisdom BOOK EIGHT: AT BAY Two Kinds of Monist John Led John Forgets Himself John Finds his Voice Food at a Cost Caught The Hermit History s Words Matter of Fact Archtype and Ectype BOOK NINE: ACROSS THE CANYON Across the Canyon by the Inner Light This Side by Lightning This Side by Darkness Securus Te Projice Across the Canyon Nella sua Voluntade BOOK TEN: THE REGRESS The Same yet Different The Synthetic Man Limbo The Black Hole Superbia Ignorantia Luxuria The Northern Dragon The Southern Dragon The Brook
\ Chicago TribuneAn excellent book. In its sharp imagery, its clever inferences, its suspense, its characterization, and its occasional grotesque humor, it stands favorable comparison with its great model by John Bunyan.\ \ \ \ \ New York Times Book ReviewThe allegorical characters are not just abstractions. They are, in every instance, people objectively real and subjectively true to the inner meaning. The language throughout is plain, straightforward and leanly significant. To many it will seem like a fresh wind blowing across arid waters.\ \ \ Library JournalIn 1933, not long after he became a Christian, Lewis published this third work and his first novel, a portrayal of this spiritual journey. Begun as a poem, Pilgrim's Regress thankfully ended up as an allegory that obviously takes its cue from John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress. Every bit as effective as its predecessor, Lewis's book describes the quest of John to reach the enchanted island and describes and satirizes many of the popular philosophies of the author's time, many of which also have more than a little influence in our day. Eloquent, erudite, and often witty, this tale is superbly narrated by Robert Whitfield. No stranger to the writings of Lewis, Whitfield has a well-modulated voice that easily portrays the numerous characters and gives the narrative sections a steady and consistent tempo. There are a number of Latin epigraphs, which are not translated. Public, religious/theological, and academic libraries should at least consider this audio. Michael T. Fein, Central Virginia Community Coll., Lynchburg Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.\ \
