Tolkien and C. S. Lewis: The Gift of Friendship
This book explores their lives, unfolding the extraordinary story of their complex friendship that lasted, with its ups and downs, until Lewis's death in 1963. Despite their differences - of temperament, spiritual emphasis, and storytelling style - what united them was much stronger: A shared vision that continues to inspire their millions of readers throughout the world.
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This book explores their lives, unfolding the extraordinary story of their complex friendship that lasted, with its ups and downs, until Lewis's death in 1963. Despite their differences - of temperament, spiritual emphasis, and storytelling style - what united them was much stronger: A shared vision that continues to inspire their millions of readers throughout the world.
Preface1The Formative Years (1892-1925)12Meeting of Minds and Imaginations: "Tolkien and I were talking of dragons ..." (1926-1929)243A Story-Shaped World: "Mythopoeia" (1929-1931)454The Thirties: The Context of Imaginative Orthodoxy605The Inklings Begin: Friendship Shared? (1933-1939)776Two Journeys There and Back Again: The Pilgrim's Regress and The Hobbit (1930-1937)887Space, Time, and the "New Hobbit" (1936-1939)998World War II and After: Charles Williams Comes to Oxford (1939-1949)1129A Professor's Wardrobe and Magic Rings (1949-1954)13010Surprised by Cambridge and Disappointed by Joy (1954-1963)14611A Farewell to Shadowlands (1963-1973)16612The Gift of Friendship: "Who could have deserved it?"174App. AA Brief Chronology of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis189App. BThe Enduring Popularity of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis198Notes205The Writings of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien221Bibliography227Acknowledgments233Index235
