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A Almighty One, 66 Abolition of Man,The, xiii, 91, Ancient Greece and Rome, 108 120, 123 Ancient philosophy, academic Absalom, 165 background in, 17 Absolute, the, 17–18 Andersen, H. C., 33, 160 Accidents versus substance, 126 Andrew Ketterley, 10, 58–59, Achilles, 139 62, 92, 95, 98, 99, 101, 123, Acknowledgment, Day of, 82 133, 157, 158, 165 Adam, 34, 38, 45, 74, 89, 112, Androcles and the lion, allusion 130 of, 169 Adept (noun), defined, 164 Anglo-Saxon language, 141 Advertisement, government by, Animal rationale, meaning of, 112 73 Aeschylus, 66 Animals from lumps of earth, Aesop’s fables, 55, 166 164 Alambil, 124 Anodos, 13, 32 Albatross image, 72, 81 Anradin, 51 Alcestis, 52 Anscombe, E., 30 Alice’s Adventures in Wonder- Antichrist, 55, 164 land (Carroll), 35 Anticipation, 109 Allah, 159 Apocalypse, 126 Allegories: biblical parallels ver- Apologizing, 94, 102, 105, sus, 71; supposals versus, 113 64–65, 70 Apothegms, defined, 167 AllegoryCOPYRIGHTED of Love,The, xiii, 16, Apple, MATERIAL temptation involving an, 20, 108 75, 76 Allusions, 15, 163, 164, 166, Applied science, 123 168, 169, 170, 172; names Aquinas,T., xvi, 108 as, 131–135. See also specific Arabian Nights’ Entertain- allusions ments, or The Thousand and 211 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 212

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One Nights (Lane, trans.), 69, 124, 140; as judge, 49–50, 51, 131, 159, 166 82–85; learning about true Arabs, 159 nature of, 49; loving, view- , 48–49, 101, 102, 155, point on, 85–86; Lucy called 160 by, in the night, 168; as lumi- Archaic language, use of, 118, nous, 68; meaning of the 170 name, 49–50, 131; mice nib- Archenland, 48, 49 bling cords of, 166; mysteri- Archetypes, 34, 52, 59, 123 ous workings of, magic Aristocracy, 114 associated with, 121, 123; Aristotle, 126 nine names of, 171; as a Ark, defined, 171 numinous being, 65–68, 69; Arsheesh, 130, 136 orchestrating the end of Nar- Arthur, King, world of, 108, nia, 55; other name for 114, 152, 164 knowing, alluding to, 65, 80, Arthurian romance, 107, 115, 87; playing part of counselor, 117, 118, 119, 120 96–97; preparing to slay, Arthurian Torso, 117 141; presence of, many Asgard, 131 forms of, 70–72; prince Ashe, G., 45, 46 learning about, 6; reaching Askins, J., 17 country of, intention of, 47; : absence of, 40; aid of, 40; as redeemer, 75–80; renam- Calormene belief about, 51; ing a winged horse, 139; as comforter and guide, response to, meaning of, 80–82; commissioning a res- 94–95, 100; rewarding trust, cue, 52; and continuation of 104; sacrifice of, 77–78; the series, 39; as co-sufferer, singing his new song, 164; 74–75; as creator, 73–74; sound of the name, 137; and defining responsibilities, source of image for, 33; 114; and dismissal of idle speaking face to face with, curiosity, 102–103; experi- 160, 172; of, 46; ence in the ways of, 123; first as supremely good, 68–69; sight of, 117; first to symbolic desecration of, 99; approach, 113; God por- two Signs of, 161; and the trayed in, 63, 86; hearing undragoning, 145; using the about and meeting, 66–67; name, as a synonym, 86–87; and the Holy Grail, 119; how and violence, 155–156; of, 168; imposter of, 54, 55, wanting to seek country of, bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 213

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remissness in, 113; weeping Belfry, defined, 171 over Caspian, 171; “Well Benjamin, 79 done” comment by, 165; as a saga, 108, 141, 148 witness, 82 Bercilak, 134 Aslan (of Arabian Nights), 50 Bergson, H., 18 Astrolabe, defined, 169 Bern, 111 Astrology, 124–127 Berries like live coals in the Atheism: belief in, period of, mouth, allusion of, 170 10, 11–12, 23; moving away Betrayal of kindred, 92, 97 from, 17 Between Yesterday and Tomor- Atonement, 77, 78, 79 row, 61 Attics, from childhood, 3 Bevan, E., 67, 72 Augustine, 146 Beyond-World, 60–61 Austen, J., 161 Bible, the, portrayal of dreams Azaroth, 159 in, 81 Biblical elements. See specific B biblical elements Bacchus, 109, 166, 168 Biblical parallels/overtones, 64, Bad characters: depicting, 105; 71, 78 names of, sound of, 137. See Biblical passages, drawing from: also specific characters about creation, 73; about the Bad choices, making, 93, 94 end of times, 54–55 Badge/Badger, nickname of, Bickernocker, 129 129 Bios (physical life), 71 Bailey, G., 21 Bism, 135 Balder, 7, 47 Bivouac, defined, 171 Baptism, symbolic, 145 Black magic, 121 Barfield, L., 143 Blackwood,A., 59–61, 62 Barfield, M., 35 Blake,A., 159 Barfield, O., 16, 18, 22, 31, 35, Bleheris, 115–116 143, 157 Boarding schools, childhood Bastable children, the, 30, 57 years spent in, xv, 9–11, 20, Bastables, the, 163 56, 57, 92, 144, 156, 157 Baynes, P., 78 Bobaunce, defined, 171 BBC radio talks, series of, xiv, Boethius, 42, 108 22–23 Boxen tales, 4 Beaver, Mr., 66, 67, 89, 94 Boy/boyhood, connotation of, Beaver, Mrs., 67, 89, 94, 157 20, 92 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 214

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Bradley, F. H., 18 Carroll, L., 35 Bravery, 103, 105 Caspian, 46, 52, 90, 104, 111, , 48, 49, 71, 95, 138 113–114, 122, 125, 138, Bricklethumb, 130 139, 171 Bridge Builder, 170 Castle, from childhood, 6. See Bridge of Beruna, 169 also Cair Paravel British Broadcasting Corpora- Cat image, 49, 72, 81 tion (BBC), “Broadcast Talks” Catholics and Protestants, ten- for, xiv, 22–23 sions between, 5 Bromios, Bassareus, the Ram, Celtic altar stone, 45 168 Celtic folklore, 167 Brontë, C., 164 Celtic language/names, 130, Brother of C. S. Lewis. See 166 Lewis,W.H. Celtic mythology, 52, 141 Bullies, 156 Centaurs, 124, 139 Bulwarks, defined, 170 Change, secret of, 145 Bunk (verb), defined, 164 Charitable fund, contribution Bush, D., 107 to, 23 Charlemagne, 114 C , 59, 74, 77, 97, 113, 142 Cain, mark of, 164 Charnel house, 142 Cair Paravel, 6, 40, 90, 104, Chartres cathedrals, 107 152, 166 Chatelaine, defined, 166 Call it Pax, defined, 164 Chaucer, G., 115, 135, 171 Calomene names, choosing, Cherbourg House, 10–11 based on sound, 136–137 Chervy, 136 , 48, 49, 50, 51, 136 Chesterton, G. K., 18, 154 Calormenes, 51, 54, 68, 84, Chicago Sunday Tribune, review 132, 133, 140, 155, 159 in, 161 Camelot, fragment on, 117 Child within, writing for the, Camillo, 130 xv, 163 Campbell College, 10 Child/childhood/childish, con- Canterbury cathedrals, 107 notation of, 6–7, 20, 92 Cantrips, defined, 168 Childlike qualities, xiii, xvi Capron, R., 9, 10, 57, 58, 165 Children’s literature, literary Carnegie Medal, 28 artistry applied to, 147–148, Carrack, defined, 169 150 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 215

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Children’s names, significance success of, xiv, 147; period of, 142–146 spent writing, and publica- Chiron, 139 tion of, 1, 28–29; question- Chivalry, 114–120 ing political correctness of, Choices, moral, facing, 91, 93 153–160; reviews of, Choriambuses, 170 160–161; serving as faithful Chretién de Troyes, 119 guides, 90. See also specific Christ. See Jesus Christ books Christendom, 108 Chronoscope, defined, 169 Christian doctrines. See specific Church, male headship in, 157 doctrines Church of Ireland (Anglican), 2 Christian elements, continuity Churl, defined, 172 between: and classical ele- Circe, 34 ments, 110; and pagan ele- Cistern, defined, 164 ments, 108–109 Clapperton, C., 4 Christian era, 108, 109 Classical and medieval ele- Christian eschatology, 55 ments, discussion of, Christian faith: abandoning, 10, 107–127 11–12; embracing, 19; jour- Classical elements, continuity ney back to, 17–20, 23; between Christian elements saved by grace through, 83 and, 109–110 Christian ideas, one of the Classical era, 108 great, 119 Classical languages, names Christian, meaning of, in com- from, 135–136 mon usage, 109 Classical mythology, 139, 141 Christian morality, 83–84 Classical myths, 109–110 Christian worldview: express- Classics: academic background ing, means of, 30; informing in, 17; love of, 109 the chronicles, xv, 16 Climbing the wall, 165 Christianity: conversion to, 146; Clodsley Shovel, 134 early views on, 10, 12; lec- Cloudbirth, 139–140 turing on, xiv, 22; view of, Coalblack, 139 109; and view of the under- Cock-shies, defined, 171 world, 52 Cog, defined, 169 Chronicles of ,The: Coiner, defined, 164 depth of, xvi–xvii; images Collected Letters, 166, 171, beginning, 63–64; ongoing 172 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 216

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Colney ‘Atch, 164 Curiosity, idle, dismissal of, Comfort and guidance,Aslan 102–103 providing, 80–82 Curvet, defined, 165 Commonplace names, using: for familiarity to young readers, D 143; warning against, 129 Dais, defined, 168 Compassion, 100 Daniel, 81 Consolation of Philosophy Dante, 92, 107 (Boethius), 42 Dark Ages, the, 108 Copernican model, 126 “Dark Island,The,” 154–155 , 46, 113, 122, 125 “Dark Tower,The,” 41 Corin, 49 David, 165 1 Corinthians 10:4, 172 Davidman, J., 23–24, 87, 157 Cornelius, 122, 124, 125, 133, Dawn Treader (ship), 46, 47, 135 159 Day of Acknowledgment, 82 Cornelius Agrippa (Christian Day of Judgment, 82, 83 scholar), 133 Deep Magic, 77, 79, 121 Cosmic order/hierarchy, 112, Deeper Magic, 121 125 Democracy, view of, 111–112, Cosmologists, medieval, 125 114 Cosmos, the: different world- Desecration, symbolic, of Aslan, views of, 126–127; outer- 99 most sphere of, symbol for, Destrier, 139 125 Devil, the (Satan), 78, 79, 121, Co-sufferer,Aslan as, 74–75 165 Courage, moral, 103 Dickens, C., 134 Cowan, R., 158 , 3, 36, 37, 39, 54, Creation story, 73 55, 56–57, 62, 74, 74–75, Creativity, idea of, and belief in 76, 77, 94, 97, 101, 113, an ultimate Source, 32–33 123, 144, 152, 157, 158 Creator, the: allowing for free Discarded Image,The, 21, 108, will, 74;Aslan as, 73–74; as 109, 125, 126, 171 beyond time and space, 42; Divine goodness, 69 as tragic, 74 Divine waters, 73 Creek, defined, 167 Doctor Faustus (Marlowe), 121 Criticism, 32, 78, 153, 157, 160 Doyle,A. C., 57, 163 Cruels, 141 Dread, 66 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 217

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Dreaming together, 60–61, 62 Endicott, L., 5 Dreams, significance of, 81, 82 Enemy, the, 79 Drinian, 113, 130 English boarding schools. See Dromond, defined, 169 Boarding schools, childhood , 74, 166 years spent in Dufflepuds, 138 English language/names, 130, Duke of the Lone Islands, 111 138, 139, 141 Dumnus, 136 English literature, academic Dunluce Castle, 6 background in, 17 Duty to others: forgetting, 113; English Literature in the Six- remembering, 114 teenth Century, Excluding Dying god myth, 19, 34 Drama, 1, 20, 120, 124, 132 Dymer, 116 Enlightenment, the, 112 Dyson, H., 19 Ephesus, believers at, 83 Epic romance, 108 E Erlian, 137 Eckhart, M., 69 Error, 53 Eden, 165 Escapist stories, issue of, 90, Edith Jackle, 130, 137 106 , 46, 48, 49, Essence versus elements, 126 77, 78, 79, 89, 92–96, Estres, defined, 168 97–98, 99, 100, 101–102, Eternity, view of, 42 103, 104, 105, 113, 118, Ethical foundations, properly 121, 143, 155, 157, 158 laid, 105 Edmund the Just, 48, 92, 103, Eton collars, 57 104 Ettins, 141 Edmund the Trusting, 104 Ettinsmoor, 141 Education of Uncle Paul,The Euan euan eu-oi-oi-oi, defined, (Blackwood), 59, 60–62 168 Efreets, 50, 141, 142, 159 Eurydice, 52 Egyptian mythology, 52 , 43, 46, 52, 53, Elements versus essence, 126 54, 67–68, 81, 96, 102, Elwin Ransom, 151 104–105, 115, 119, , 68, 84, 85, 132, 160 122–123, 134, 135, 141, Empathy, 99–102 143, 144–145, 146, 155, Emperor-Beyond-the-Sea, 70, 157, 161 71 Eve, 45, 112, 130 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 218

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Evil: acts of, as sins against the Fantasy writing: defense of, natural order, 113; coming of 148; justification for, 34–35; evil, 77; enduring, 79. See legitimacy of, 150; longing also Good and evil in, 162; view on, 38–39. See Evil beings, names of, 141–142. also tales See also specific beings Faroe Islands, 45 Evil jinn, 50, 142 Farsight, 130 Evil spirit, comparing nature to Father of C. S. Lewis. See Lewis, an, 15–16 A. Exeter College, 18 Father, the. See God Exodus 2:11–12, 172 Faun carrying an umbrella, 29, Exodus 20:7–11, 172 31, 33 Exodus 33:11, 172 Faun, defined, 165 Exodus 33:22–23, 172 Fauns, 74, 109, 133, 136 Experiment House, 156 Faustus, 121 Ezekiel, 66 Fear, 66, 103, 113, 154 Ezekiel 1:18, 66 Felimath island, 46 Fell (adjective), defined, 172 F Female characters, negatively Faerie Queene (Spenser), 33, 53 portrayed, 156–157. See also Faerie world, 39, 148 specific characters , connotation of, 20 Fenris the Wolf, 15–16, 113. See Fairy tales:Archetypes found in, also 34; Grimm’s, 159; love of, Fenris Ulf, 16 74; redefining folk tales as, Filmer, K., 156–157 153; as reliable guides in First Voice, 73 Narnia, 89, 90; unique Five Children and It (Nesbit), domain of, 148; as way to 30 cope with fears, 154. See also Five warnings, addition of, 35 Fantasy writing Fledge, 139 Faith: Christian, 10, 11–12, Flewett, J., 143–144, 158 17–20, 23, 83; Hebrew, 72 Folk tales, redefining, 153 False appearance, name suggest- Ford, P.F., 82 ing, 142 Forecastle and poop, defined, False Aslan, 54, 55, 69, 124, 170 140 Forgiveness, asking for, qualities False gods, sincere prayers made needed for, 94 to, view on, 85 Fortune’s wheel, 119 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 219

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Four Loves,The, 167 Glund, 137 , young adult years spent God: allowing for free will, 74, in, 14 83; and cosmic hierarchy, Frank, 94–95, 131–132 112; and the devil, 78, 79; Frankness, connotation of, gift from, 83; in harmony 131–132 with, 84; image of, bestow- Frazer, J., 19 ing the, 73; imperfectly con- Free will: allowing for, 74, 83; ceived, sincere prayers made and predestination, 83, 84 to, view on, 85; and incarna- French language/names, 130, tion, 19, 72; limiting his sov- 139, 142 ereignty, 74, 83; metaphors Fricative tones, 137 for, 72; and Moses, 172; Fulfillment, 109 myth of the dying, 19, 34; Fuller, E., 161 Otherness of, proclamation Funk, defined, 167 of, 69; personal, believing in a, 18; portrayed as a lion, 63, G 65, 85, 86; rebellion against, Galahad, 129 112; rehabilitating people’s Galleon, defined, 169 conception of, ongoing com- Gardner, H., 21 mitment to, 63; righteous Gateways/portals, 35 and atoning, 66; root word Gawain, 134 meaning, 131; Samuel’s call Genesis 1, 165 to, 168; sense of, 70; the Genesis 4:15, 164 seven names of, echo of, Genesis 28:17, 66 171; speculation about, Genesis 44, 79 74–75; synonym for, using Genesis, book of, 73, 124 the name Aslan as a, 86–87; Genesis of Narnia, discussion worshiping, reason behind, of, 27–62 69. See also other names refer- , 141 ring to God Gertrude, 36, 39 God, Son of. See Jesus Christ Gethsemane, garden of, 77 Goetia, defined, 121 Gibson, E., 48, 135 Golden Bough,The (Frazer), 19 Ginger, 140 Golden gates, the, 76 Girbius, 136 Goldilocks, 153 Glenstorm, 124, 139 Golg, 130 Glimfeather, 53, 140, 144 Good and evil: choosing Glozelle, 139, 142, 157 between, 74; discerning, bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 220

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views on, 91; exposing chil- Gresham, B., 23 dren to, in fantasy stories, Gresham, J. D., 23–24 154, 155; and moral equilib- Griffiths, D. B., 86 rium, 105 Grimm’s fairy tales, 159 Good characters: depicting, Grown-up, connotation of, 20 105; names of, sound of, Guardian,The, review in, 160 137. See also specific characters Guidance and comfort,Aslan Good choices, making, 93 providing, 80–82 Goodness, supreme,Aslan as, Guides, reliable, fairy tales and 68–69, 95 old poems as, 89–90 Gospel message, original beauty Guilt, religion of, trapped in, 10 and poignancy of, recaptur- Guinevere, 116 ing, 64 Gumpas, 111, 137, 157 Governance, view of, 111–112 Government by advertisement, H 112 Hades, 52 Grace, saved by, through faith, , 141 83 Hamilton, C. (pseudonym), 15 Graham, K., 66 Hamilton, F., 2, 3. See also Grand Vizier, defined, 167 Lewis, F. H. Great Bookham tutoring days, Hamlet (Shakespeare), 167 11–12, 19 Hansom, defined, 164 Great Dance, 125 Hardbiters clan, 140 Great Desert, 48 Harfang, 161 Great Divide, 108, 110 HarperCollins, 16, 28 Great Divorce,The, 84, 141 Harvard University, 107 Greece, ancient, 108 Hastilude, defined, 167 Greek language/names, 130, Hauberk, defined, 168 135–136 Havard, H., 22 Greek mythology, 52, 170 Head of Experiment House, 39 Greek philosophy, 55 Heaven, 83–84, 143 Greek texts, revived interest in, Hebrew faith, 72 107 Hebrew idea of ransom, 78–79 Green Knight, 134 Hebrew language/names, 130, Green, R. L., 31, 36, 38 132, 142 Greeves,A., 57, 60, 76, 129, Heidelberger, P.B., 158 145, 146 Heinemann,W., 15 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 221

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Helen of Troy, 116 Human, inevitable vulnerability Hell, 83–84, 100 of being, trying to escape, Hercules, 52, 139 problem with, 123–124 Here and now, outer world of, Humanists, 108, 110 returning to, 153 Humanity and state of being Hermit of the Southern March, alive, xiv–xv 49 Humans, old definition of, 73 Hermits, 44–45, 46, 49, 167 Humility, 94, 125 Hierarchy, 111–114, 117 , 48, 49, 95, 138, 140 Hila, 80 His Excellenz, 129 I Hobbit,The (Tolkien),31 “I hear and obey,” 166 Hogglestock, 130 I will not always be scolding, Holy Communion, elements of, 171 real presence in, describing, Idea of the Holy,The (Otto), 122 65, 67 Holy Grail, 119 Idealism, interest in, period of, Holy One, 66 17–18 Homer, 6 Idealized future, 162 Honesty, 94, 96–97 Idealized past, 161 Hooper,W.,28, 53, 71 Idle curiosity, dismissal of, Horoscopes, 124 102–103 Horrors, 141 Idle thoughts, problem with, Horse and His Boy,The: classical 97–98 and medieval elements in, Ilgamuth, 130 118; completion of, 51; cre- Images: beginning with, 29, 31, ation of, factors influencing, 33; and meanings, universal, and storyline of, 48–51; defi- drawing upon, 34 nitions, allusions, and notes Imagination: in childhood, 3, 4, on, 167–168; literary artistry 6, 150, 151; coalescing intel- illustrated in, 152, 155, 156, lect, spiritual intuitions and, 158; and moral psychology, 17; embracing, 19; image 95, 101, 102; names in, sig- carried over the years in, 31; nificance of, 136; publication and intellect, as complemen- of, and time spent writing, tary, 19; literary, aspects of, 28; spiritual elements in, 68, 32; living in, 150–151; at 70, 71, 72, 81 odds with intellect, 12; purg- bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 222

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ing the heart with, 59; appearance of, to his disci- vestibule of, 60–61, 62 ples, echo of, 170; descent Imperfect magicians, 122 of, into the underworld, 52; In-between place, 59, 61–62 early name for, 170; on Incarnation, 19, 70, 71, 72 entering by gate versus wall, Inclusivism, 84 165; and his portrayal of Incubuses, 141 judgment, 85; and idle Independent worlds, 149–150 curiosity, 103; incarnation Industrialization/technology, of, 19; inviting Thomas to 97–99, 101 touch his wounds, 71; and Inklings, the, meetings of, 22, the keys to Heaven, 143; as a 31 lamb, 72; as a lion, 33, Inner place within, 60–61 64–65; loving Aslan viewed Intellect, 12, 17, 19 as really loving, 85–86; rec- Interdependent worlds, 150, onciling work of, 84, 85; sac- 151 rifice of, 77, 78, 79; suffering Ireland, North, childhood years of, for others, 76–77, 78; spent in, 2–8 teachings of, 68–69; weep- “Is it good?,” 165 ing, 171 Isaiah 6:6–7, 170 Jetty, defined, 169 Islamic mythology, 141, 142, Jewel, 130, 133, 172 168 Jewish mythology, 142 Islamic religion, 159 , 52, 53, 54, 68, 81, Isle of Sheep, 44 96–97, 115, 122, 135, 141, Isle of Sleep, 44 143, 144, 152 Isolation, sense of, 11 Jimbo:A Fantasy (Blackwood), 60 “It All Began with a Picture,” 29 Jinn: defined, 168; evil, 50, 142 John 10:1, 165 J John 11, 171 Jack. See Lewis, C. S. John 21, 170 Jacob, 66, 81 John (disciple), 103 Jadis, 59, 62, 74, 75, 95, 97, John, Gospel of, 103 101, 113, 116, 137–138, John Jewel, 132–133 142, 165 John Silence: Physician Extraor- Jane Eyre (Brontë), 164 dinary (Blackwood), 60 Jasconius, 44 Johnson, S., 18 Jesus Christ: alluding to, 80; Joseph, 81 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 223

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Journey (Lindskoog), 166 Lamppost in the woods, 36, Joy, 7–8, 101, 116 165–166 Judah, 79 “Land East of the Sun and West Judas, 44 of the Moon,The” (Morris), Judgment Day, 82, 83 46 Judgment, portrayal of, 82–85 Land of Promise, voyage to, Jung, C., 34 43–45, 46 Land of Youth, 164 K Land to the West: St. Brendan’s Keel-hauled, defined, 170 Voyage to America (Ashe), Kidrash, 130, 136 45–46 Kilns house, 21, 22, 23, 29, Lane, E.W.,50, 51, 131 143, 158 Lantern Waste, 165 King Kong (the film), 98 Lasaraleen, 156 King Solomon’s Mines (- Last Battle,The: classical and gard), 59 medieval elements in, 113, Kirke, Professor. See Digory 124, 126; completion of, 28, Kirke 54; creation of, and story line Kirkpatrick,W., 11, 14 in, 48, 54–55; definitions, Kirtle, meaning of, 134 allusions, and notes on, 172; Knighthood, ideal of, 119. See literary artistry illustrated in, also Chivalry 152–153; and moral psychol- Knights Errant, defined, 168 ogy, 98–99; names in, signifi- “Knight’s Tale” (Chaucer), 115 cance of, 132, 133, 140, 143; Knutt, 129, 138 publication of, and time , defined, 170 spent writing, 28; spiritual elements in, 68, 69, 72, 81, L 82, 84 Lady of Peace, 124 Latin language/names, 130, , 135, 136, 141 133–134 Latin texts, revived interest in, Lamb image, 72. See also Sheep, 107 islands of Laurence, 85–86, 87 Lamb of God, 72 Laws, 90–91, 121, 148, 155 Lamb serving a fish breakfast, Lazarus, 171 170 Leaders, rulers versus, 112 Lamia, 52 Leech, defined, 171 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 224

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Lefay fragment, the, 36–39, 56, Lewis of the trilogy (alter ego), 164 151 Lefay, Mrs., 36, 38, 39, 164 Lewis Papers (Lewis,W.H.), 58 Letters to Children, 147, 172 Lewis,W.H., 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, Letters to Malcolm, 74, 22, 25, 58, 129 121–122 Life Force, the, 18, 68 Letting go, 146 Life history of C. S. Lewis, dis- Lewis,A., 2, 3, 4, 5, 8–9, 10, cussion of, 1–25 14, 129 Life, spiritual, as a theme, 47, Lewis, C. S.: constants of, one 71 of the, 114–115; as critic and Life well lived, qualities of a, creator, 147–148, 160–162; confused about, 98 early childhood years of, Lilith, 34, 53, 142 spent in North Ireland, 2–8; Lilygloves, 130, 140 expressive period of, during Lindskoog, K., 166 his fifties, 27–29; finding late Lion images, 33, 49, 50, 63, love and loss, 23–24; the 64–65, 85, 117, 169. See also “great literary experience” Aslan of, 12–13; illness and death Lion of Judah, the, 33 of, 24–25; journey of, back Lion,the Witch and the Wardrobe, to faith, 17–20; life history The: classical and medieval of, 1–25; literary artistry of, elements in, 113, 117, 118, 147–162; middle years of, 120, 121; completion of, 56; writing career during, creation of, factors influenc- 20–23; multiple facets of, ing, and storyline of, 13, 16, xv; naming himself, 2, 3, 29–36, 46, 53, 57, 59; defi- 129; and from idyllic nitions, allusions, and notes childhood to traumatic boy- on, 165–167; literary artistry hood, 8–12, 56, 57; timeline illustrated in, 151, 152, 155, of important events in the 158, 160; and moral psychol- life of, vii–xi; young adult ogy, 89, 92–93, 97, 104; years spent in Oxford and names in, significance of, France, 14–17. See also spe- 141, 143; publication of, 28, cific beliefs,life experiences,and 48, 104; spiritual elements works in, 66–67, 70, 77–78, 79; Lewis, F. H., 2–3, 5, 8, 9, 11 time in, 41 Lewis, J. D. See Davidman, J. Lions in Trafalgar Square, 170 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 225

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Liquid tones, 137 Mad wife shut up in attic, 164 Literary artistry, discussion of, Maenads, defined, 169 147–162 Magdalen College, Oxford, 17, Literary estate, value of, 25 21, 22 Literary legacy, lasting, xvi, 25 Magdalene College, Cambridge Litter, defined, 169 University, 23, 110 Little Dorritt (Dickens), 134 Magic, 77, 79, 120–124, 133, Little Lea house, 3, 4, 8, 22, 35 148 Little Red Riding Hood, 153 Magician’s Nephew,The: classical Living Trees, 69 and medieval elements in, Lone Islands, 111, 113 116, 120, 123; completion Longfellow, H.W., 7, 47 of, 29, 56; creation of, fac- Longing, 7, 59, 66, 119, 161, tors influencing, and story- 162 line of, 3, 10, 56–62; Loquacity, defined, 167 definitions, allusions, and Lord of the Rings,The (Tolkien), notes on, 163–165; as first of 18, 31, 32, 142, 148, the series, 28, 36; literary 149–150 artistry illustrated in, 152, Lord of Victory, 124 158; and moral psychology, Loss: finding late love and, 94, 97, 101; names in, signif- 23–24; sense of, 11 icance of, 131–132, 133, Lucifer, 112 139, 142; original beginning Luck, hermit’s view of, 167 for, 36–39; publication of, , 31, 41, 46, 48, and time spent writing, 28; 66, 67, 68, 79, 80, 81, 87, spiritual elements in, 73, 89, 92, 93, 101, 102, 103, 74–75; time spent writing, 104, 113, 121, 143, 152, 54 156, 158, 160, 168 Maid of the Alders, 32, 33 Lucy the Valiant, 48 Mail-dominated world, growing Luminous experiences, 67, 68 up in, 157 Lying, and moral descent, 93, Malapert, defined, 172 94, 96 Male characters, negatively por- trayed, 158–159. See also spe- M cific characters MacDonald, G., 12–13, 18, 31, Maleldil, 130, 137 32, 33, 53, 156, 160 Malory,T., 115 MacMillan Publishing, 85 Malvern College, 11, 92, 144 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 226

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Mandeville, J., 135 Merlin, 41, 121 Manzalaoui, M.A., 165–166 Metaphors, use of, 71, 72. See Marches (noun), defined, 170 also specific metaphors Marion E. Center, 4 Mice nibbling Aslan’s cord, allu- Mark of Cain, 164 sion of, 166 Mark of the Antichrist, 164 Middle Ages, the, 108, 120, Mark of wicked Magicians, allu- 124, 127, 131 sion of, 164 Middle Earth stories, 18 Marlowe, C., 121 Middle Eastern folklore, 49–50, Marriage, male headship in, 157 159 Mars, 129 Middle Eastern names, “Masking the Misogynist in Nar- 136–137, 142 nia” (Filmer), 156 Night’s Dream Master metaphor, 72 (Shakespeare), 169 Material world, mask of, power Milton, J., xiii, xiv, 7, 70, 112, behind, 18 135, 164, 165 Materialistic point of view, cri- Mind, 18 tique of, 16 Minion, defined, 164 Matthew 24, 54 Minotaurs, defined, 171 Maturity, mark of, xvi Miracles, 21, 41, 67, 76 Maugrim, 16, 103, 113, 142 Mirage, 142 Medieval and classical elements, , 40, 90, 104, 117, 138, discussion of, 107–127 142, 157, 158 Medieval coats of arms, 117 Miscreant, defined, 172 Medieval era, continuity Moby Dick (Melville), 171 between the Renaissance Modern science, 123 and, 110 Modern world, 108, 109 Medieval legend, of St. Bren- Mole, 66 dan, 43–46 Monopods, 113, 122, 135 Medieval magic, 120–124 Monotheistic Islam, 159 Medieval, meaning of, 108 Moonwood, 130 Medieval worldview, 111, 126, Moore, E.F.C., 14 127 Moore, J. K., 14, 15, 21, 23, 27 Mental health, 96 Moore, M., 14, 21 Mentius, 136 Moral choices, facing, 91, 93 Mere Christianity, xiv, 21, 23, 27, Moral courage, 103 68, 71, 83–84, 85, 95, 103, Moral descent, of Edmund, 133, 157 92–96 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 227

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Moral education, key element Myths: associating paganism of, 91 with, 109; classical, Moral equilibrium, 105 109–110; of the dying god, Moral failure and recovery, illus- 19, 34; love of, 74; true, 19, trating, 90 52 Moral growth, 96 Moral health: discerning, clear- N est way of, 100; requisite for, , 74, 165 96 Names: as allusions, 131–135; Moral laws, universal and unal- of children, 142–146; choos- terable, 90–91 ing, based on sound, Moral momentum, 93 136–138; from classical lan- Moral of a story, the, issue of, guages, 135–136; common- 105–106 place, warning against, 129; Moral psychology, discussion of, of evil beings, 141–142; fas- 89–106 cination for, 129–131; nine, Moral qualities, early clue to a of Aslan, 171; of other Talk- character’s, 133 ing Beasts, 138–140. See also Moral regeneration, 100, specific names 101–102, 103 Narnia: arrival of Pevensie chil- Moral relativism, 91 dren in, 89; bringing evil Morality, Christian, 83–84 into, 97; called into, 121; Morgan le Fay, 164 creation of, 73; dark void of, Morris,W., 46, 59, 116 Aslan filling, 73; the fall tak- Morte D’Arthur (Malory), 115 ing place before creation in, Moses, 172 74; first king of, 114; gate- Mother of C. S. Lewis. See way into, 35; goal of reach- Lewis, F. H. ing, and the North, 48; Mullugutherum, 138 industrializing, thoughts of, Multicolored bird in the apple 98, 99; last days of, 54, 55, tree, defined, 165 126; name of, meaning of, “My Little Man,” 165 131; new, 82; origins of, “My son, my son,” 165 writing about, 36, 38; plot to Mysterious workings, term asso- invade, 49; protection of, ciated with, 121, 122, 123 Digory placing, over his own Mythology, 15–16, 19, 34, 52, desires, 76; pulled back into, 55, 109, 139, 141, 142, 166, 40; reliable guides in, 89–90; 168, 170 return to, 104; safety of, bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 228

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Aslan attending first to, 75; New Treasure Seekers,The seat of the kings and queens (Nesbit), 30 of, 6; sins against the natural New York Times Book Review, order of, 113; sky above, 68; The, review in, 160 Susan no longer a friend of, Nicknames, fascination for, 129 172; time stream of, 41–42; Nightmares, 154, 155 timeline for, 42; true history Nikabrik, 130, 137, 159 of, prince learning about, 6; Nimienus, 136 witnessing creation of, 98. Nine names of Aslan, 171 See also specific persons,places, Nisroch, 137 and things in the world of Nar- , 60, 61, 62 nia Norse language/names, 130, Narnia chronicles. See Chroni- 131 cles of Narnia,The , 15–16, 52, Narnian chronological time, 28, 55, 166 36 North Ireland, childhood years Narnian names, discussion of, spent in, 2–8 129–146 Northern Wastes, 134 Narnian Trinity, idea of, 70, 71 Northernness, meaning of, 7–8 Narrator as character, 150–153 Northumberland, 137 Nasal tones, 137 Numinous being,Aslan as, Natural History (Pliny the Elder), 67–68 135 Numinous, defined, 65 Natural order, distortions of, Numinous experiences, features 112, 113 of, 65–67, 69 Nature: comparing, to an evil Nurse and nursery, connotation spirit, 15–16; controlling of, 5–6, 20 forces of, sense of, 125; as a Nursery stories: characters source of Joy, 8, 101 heeding or ignoring, 90; Natures, separate, idea of, 41, truth of, confirming, 133 42 Navigatio Sancti Brendani (Latin O text), 43–44, 46 Obentius, 136 Nazi prison camp, 10 Occult, interest in, period of, Nesbit, E., 4, 30, 31, 57, 59, 17. See also Magic 137, 163, 166 , 15 New Testament,66 Odyssey (Homer), 34, 43, 170 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 229

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Of Other Worlds, 163 Oxford History of English Lit- Old Air Balloon, 129 erature,The, xiv, 27 language/names, Oxford, years spent in, xiii, 130, 138, 141 14–17, 21, 22, 157, 158 Old French, 142 Old Testament,66, 72 P Old-fashioned things, prefer- Pagan elements, continuity ence for, 98 between Christian elements Olvin, 130 and, 108–109 “On Fairy-Stories” (Tolkien), Pagan/paganism, meanings of, 148, 149 109 “On Three Ways of Writing for Pajock, defining, 167–168 Children,” 162 Pan, 66 Orcs, 141 Panniers, defined, 172 Orknies, 141 Paradise Lost (Milton), xiii, Orpheus, 52 70–71, 135, 164, 165 Orrery, defined, 169 Paradise of Birds, 44, 46 Oscuns, 136 Paradoxes, 12, 56 Other Nature, idea of, 41, Parents, absence of, in the 42 chronicles, 11, 29, 36, 56 Otherness, of God, proclama- Parliment of Fowls (Chaucer), tion of, 69 135 Others: duty to, 113, 114; “Parliment of Owls,A,” 135 thinking of, 100–102, 105 Passion, the, 77 Otherworld: gateway into the, Patronizing attitudes, 159 35; making or glimpsing, Pattertwig, 37–38, 39, 140 148; of the spirit, 62 Paul (apostle), 52, 83, 157 Otto, R., 65, 67 Paul (hermit), 45, 46 Out of the Silent Planet, 21, 41, Paul (uncle), 60–62 98 Paxford, F., 21–22, 53 Outer world of the here and Peepicheek, 138 now, returning to, 153 Penelope, Sister, 32, 78, 79, Ovid, 66 142–143 Oxford Companion to Chil- Perelandra, 21, 73, 130 dren’s Literature (Carpenter Personal God, believing in a, 18 and Prichard), xiv Peter (disciple), 103, 143 Oxford English Dictionary, 163 , 16, 48, 67, 89, bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 230

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93, 93–94, 98, 103, 113, Poems, old, as reliable guides in 117–118, 143 Narnia, 89–90 Peter the , 16, 117, Point of a story, the, issue of, 143 105–106 Peter the Magnificent, 48 Poisemeters, 170 Pevensie children, 30, 40, “Poison of Subjectivism,The,” 5 41–42, 48, 66–67, 89, 90, Political correctness, question- 94, 103, 104, 117, 121, 143, ing, of the chronicles, 152. See also Edmund Peven- 153–160 sie; Lucy Pevensie; Peter Polly, 3, 36, 37, 39, 62, 101, Pevensie; 134, 152 Phantastes (MacDonald), 12, 13, Poltroonery, defined, 170 31, 32 Pomely, 139 Pharaoh, 79 Pomona, 109, 168 Philosophy, 17, 55 Pontifex Maximus, 170 Phoenix and the Carpet,The Poor Bottom, 169 (Nesbit), 30 Portals/gateways, 35 Phoenix, symbol of the, 165 Portcullis, defined, 167 Phyllida, xv Possets and comfits, defined, Physic, defined, 170 171 Physical life, being born with, Postern, defined, 169 71 Potter, B., xiii, 4, 7, 31 Pilate, 103 Practical, connotation of, 20 Pilgrim’s Regress,The, xvi, 116, Prayers, sincere, view on, 85 146 Predestination, and free will, Pillar box, defined, 171 83, 84 Pirate hiding from shipmates, Preface to Paradise Lost,A, 20, 164 112 Pitter, R., xiii, xvi Presence,Aslan’s many forms Place of the Lion,The of, 70–72 (Williams), 33 Prevalent psychology, reflecting, Plato, 55 126, 127 Pliny the Elder, 135 Pride, 95, 146 Plosive tones, 137 Primary world and created sec- Plot elements reappearing in the ondary world: independence chronicles, 30 of, 148, 149–150; interde- Pneuma (spirit), 71 pendence of, 150, 151 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 231

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Primum mobile, symbol for, 125 Pudaita, 129 : classical and , 22, 53, 115, 132, medieval elements in, 140, 141, 153 117–118, 120, 124; comple- Pug, 157 tion of, 40; creation of, fac- Pulverulentus Siccus, 136 tors influencing, and Punishment, 155, 156 storyline of, 5–6, 39–42; Purtill, R. L., 30 definitions, allusions, and Puttees, defined, 171 notes on, 168–169; and the Lefay fragment, 39; literary Q artistry illustrated in, 158, Quay, defined, 170 159, 160; and moral psychol- Queen Mary (ship), 169 ogy, 90, 104; names in, sig- Queen of , 52–53, nificance of, 133, 134, 136, 133–134, 139 139, 140, 142; publication Queen on a sledge, 33, 99, 101. of, 28, 104; spiritual ele- See alsoWhite Witch, the ments in, 67, 68, 81; time Queen’s College, 2 spent writing, 28 “Quest of Bleheris,The,” 115 Principle of Vicariousness, Quoits, defined, 169 76–77, 78 Prisoner in ,A (Black- R wood), 60 , 49, 136, 158, 168 Privacy, 102–103 Racist attitudes, question of, Problem of Pain,The, 6–7, 21, 153, 159–160 65–66, 67 Radio talks, series of, xiv, 22–23 Professor Kirke. See Digory Rage, and Jewel’s, 172 Kirke Ragnarok, 15, 55 Prognostics, defined, 167 Raines, K., xvi Prospero, 121, 122 , 46, 125–126, 130, Protestants and Catholics, ten- 137 sions between, 5 Ransom, ideas of, 78–79 Prunaprismia, 130, 134 Rat, 66 Psalm 33:3, 164 Raymond, J., 144 Psalm 103:9, 171 Real world, embracing the, 106 Psychology: moral, discussion Realistic stories, issue of, 90 of, 89–106; prevalent, Reality: associating Christianity reflecting, 126, 127 with, 109; conforming to, bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 232

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versus subduing, 123; Revelation, progressive, under- medieval vision of, details standing of, 65–66 suggesting, inclusion of, 111 Revelatory dreams, use of, 81 Reason, depiction of, 116 Rhymed messages, characters Reasonable soul, meaning of, 73 heeding or ignoring, 90 Rebellion, 112, 113 Right and wrong, broad consen- Red Cap, 153 sus about, 91 Red Cross Knight, 53 Right choices, making, 93 Redeemer:Aslan as, 75–80; , 52, 53, 54, 115, 134, tragic, God as, 74 135, 137, 139, 152, 172 Redemption, 19, 121 Rilian the Disenchanted, 172 Re-enchantment, 162 Ringwraiths, 142 , 6, 46, 47–48, 53, Risks, accepting, 103 90, 113–114, 118–119, 138, Rive (verb), defined, 172 140, 153 Rock with refreshing waters, Reflections on the Psalms, 132 172 Rehabilitation and Other Essays, Roman idea of ransom, 78–79 63 Roman mythology, 52, 109, 136 Religion: childhood of, 109; of Romances, 107, 108, 109, guilt, trapped in, 10; rote, 114–115, 117, 118, 119, moving past, 64, 80 120 Religious traditions, consensus Rome, ancient, 108 among, about right and Roonwit, 124, 139, 140 wrong, 91 Rote religion, moving past, 64, Remissness, 112, 113 80 Renaissance: connotation of, Royal Air Force, 22 107, 110; definition of, 107 Ruach (spirit), 71 Renaissance era, the: belief in, Ruined City, the, 161 issue of, 107; continuity Rulers versus leaders, 112 between medieval era and, Rumblebuffin, 138 110; and the Great Divide, Rynelf, 113 view on, 108; magic associ- ated with, 121 S Republican, defined, 169 Sacrifice, 77–78, 79 Retaliation, law of, 155 St. Brendan (the Navigator), Revelation 16:2, 164 43–46 Revelation, book of, 54, 55, 126 St. Paul’s, 164 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 233

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Sal volatile, defined, 164 Self: concentration on, 100; Salamanders in fire, 171 real, being restored to, 103; Sallowpad, 130, 140 sovereignty of, 84 Salvation, 83, 85 Self-effort, lesson on, 145–146 Samuel, 168 Seneschal, defined, 168 1 Samuel 3:1–20, 168 Separate dimensions, fascination 2 Samuel 18:33, 165 with, 41 Satan (the Devil), 78, 79, 121, Servility, 112 165 Serving Christ, 85 Saturday Review, review in, 160 Seven,The, 171 Satyr, defined, 165 Sexist attitudes, question of, Satyrs, 74, 109 153, 156–159 Sauron, 142 Shadowlands, 72 Sayer, G., 86 Shakespeare,W., 121, 122, 167, Scandinavian gods, realm of, 169 131 , 48–49, 51, 68, 70, 72, Schakel, P.J., 151 81, 101, 136, 138, 152 School, connotation of, 20, 92. Sheep, islands of, 44, 46 See also Boarding schools, Sherlock Holmes, 57, 163 childhood years spent in Shift the Ape, 54, 55, 69, Science, 120–121 98–99, 157 Scientific knowledge: expand- Shovel, C., 134 ing, 107; state of, 126 Show the white feather, defined, Scientism, misguided, 123 164 Scimitar, defined, 167 , 129 Scott,W., 116 Silenus, 166 Screwtape, 130 Silmaril, 137 Screwtape Letters,The, xiii, xiv, 21, Silmarillion,The (Tolkien),18, 59 100, 103, 130, 137 Silver Chair,The: classical and Scullery, defined, 171 medieval elements in, 115, Scullion, defined, 167 120, 122–123; completion Secondary world and our pri- of, 52; creation of, factors mary world: independence influencing, and storyline of, of, 148, 149–150; interde- 22, 51–53, 54, 59; defini- pendence of, 150, 151 tions, allusions, and notes Secularization, increasing, 107 on, 170–172; and the Lefay Sehnsucht, meaning of, 7 fragment, 39; literary bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 234

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artistry illustrated in, ongoing orientation of, 151–152, 156, 161; and 83–84 moral psychology, 96–97, Sounds, choosing names based 105; names in, significance on, 136–138 of, 132, 133–134, 135, 138, Source: the numinous and ethi- 139, 140, 141, 143, 146; cal emanating from the, 66; publication of, and time ultimate, belief in the, and spent writing, 28; spiritual idea of creativity, 32–33 elements in, 68, 81 Source criticism, 32, 78 Silver salver, phrase of, 137 Sovereignty, God limiting his, Silver Trumpet,The (Barfield), 74, 83 31 Space travel stories, view of, 34 Simple things, preference for, Space Trilogy, 21, 130, 137, 151 98 Spare Oom,War Drobe, 166 Sinless, the, suffering for the Spenser, E., xiv, 33 sinful, 76, 78 Spirit:Aslan’s expression of, 71; Sins: against natural order of biblical words for, 71; evil, Narnia, 113; one of the comparing nature to an, worst, 92 15–16; otherworld of the, 62 Sir Gawain and the Green Spirits in Bondage, 15 Knight (medieval poem), Spiritual healing: example of, 115, 134 104; sense of, 12, 13 Skirling, defined, 166 Spiritual health of characters, Sleep, islands of, 44, 46 gauging, 94–95 Slinkey, 140 Spiritual intuitions, coalescing Slubgob, 130, 137 intellect, imagination and, 17 Slumtrimpet, 130 Spiritual journey, 83–84 Snow Queen, the, 33 Spiritual life, as a theme, 47, 71 Snow White (the film), 98 Spiritual vision, discussion of, Snowflake, 139 63–87 Social order/hierarchy, 112, Spiritualists, 17 113, 114 Splendour Hyaline (ship), 135 “Sometimes Fairy Stories May Sprites, 141 Say Best What’s to Be Said,” Squirrel Nutkin (Potter), 7 149 Stargazing, 124, 125, 139, 140 Son of God. See Jesus Christ Stevenson, R. L., 164 Sopespian, 157 Stone creatures, turning into, 100 Soul, the: doing harm to, 93; Stone lion, vandalizing, 99 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 235

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Stone statues, 71 133, 138–140. See also specific Stone Table, 46, 77, 97 beast Story of the Amulet,The (Nes- Talking Horses, 48, 138. See also bit), 30, 59, 137 Bree; Hwin Story of the Treasure Seekers, Tao, 91 The (Nesbit), 30 Tarva, 124 Storyteller, narrator as, , 69, 84, 136, 159 150–153 Tashbaan, 49, 50, 72, 160 Strait, defined, 171 Technology/industrialization, Strategem, defined, 166 97–99, 101 Strawberry, 139 Tempest,The (Shakespeare), 121, Striver, 116 122 Strong characters, morally, Temptation, 75, 98, 113 depicting, 105 That Hideous Strength, 21, 38, Studies in Words, 131–132, 142 41, 121 Studley, J., 132 “The Aunt and Amabel” (Nes- Subcreation, doctrine of, bit), 166 148–149, 150 “The Wood That Time Forgot” Submission, 145 (Green), 31 Substance versus accidents, 126 Theism, conversion to, 18, 145 Summa Theologica (Aquinas), Theodolind, 169 xvi Theological dimensions, magic Supposals, 64–65, 70, 72 taking on, 121–122 Supreme Being, 69 Theology, direct expression of, Surprised by Joy, 1, 5, 7, 10, 11, error in analyzing writings 28, 57, 58, 90, 150, 156, as, 78 157 Theorbo, defined, 168 Susan Pevensie, 48, 49, 66, 93, “They shall see only my back,” 94, 103, 118, 143, 158, 172 allusion of, 172 Susan the Gentle, 48 They were beginning Chap- Sweet Desire, 47, 59 ter One, significance of, Syllables, significance of, 137 172 Symbolism and Belief (Bevan), Thomas, 71 67, 72 Thornbut, 130 Thousand and One Nights,The, T or Arabian Nights’ Entertain- Talking Beasts, 39, 41, 48, 51, ments (Lane, trans.), 49–50, 69, 71, 73, 74, 82, 84, 90, 51, 131, 159, 166 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 236

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Through the Looking Glass Tumnus, 31, 41, 89, 94, 138 (Carroll), 35 Turkish Delight, 93, 99, 166 Till We Have Faces, 21 Turreted, defined, 170 Time Machine,The (Wells), 41 Tussock, defined, 168 Time magazine, xiv Twilight of the gods, 55 Time streams, differing, idea of, Tyranny, 112, 113, 117 41–42 Time travel, fascination with, 41 U Tinuviel, 137 Ulysses and the Sirens, 170 Tirian, 54, 69, 81, 133, 137, Undeceptions, inclusion of, 161 172 Underland, 52, 152. See also Tishroc, 136–137 Queen of Underland Toadpipe, 130, 137 Underworld, the, journey to, 52 Tolkien,J.R.R., xv, 18, 19, 22, Undragoning, 145 25, 31, 32, 59, 105, 134, Universal images and meanings, 137, 141, 148–149, drawing upon, 34 149–150 Universal laws, 90–91 Tor and Tinidril, 130 Universalism, 84 Torch, defined, 168 University College, Oxford, 14, Traherne,T.,172 16, 17, 18 Travels (Mandeville), 135 Utter East, 46, 47, 115 Treasure Island (Stevenson), 164 Uvilas, 130 Tree , 74, 109 Trice, defined, 169 V Trinity, the, 70, 71 “Vengeance on a witless brute,” Triptweeze, 130 171 Tristan and Iseult story, 115 Venus, 130 Triune Deity, 70 Vicariousness, Principle of, True myths, 19, 52 76–77, 78 Trufflehunter, 138, 140 Villian, source of, 142 , 67, 104, 138, Violence, question of, in chil- 159–160 dren’s stories, 153–156 Trust, 104–105, 146 Virgil, 66 Truth, the: of nursery stories, Viritrilbia, 137 133; seeking and finding, 132 Virtuous heathen, 85 Truths, hidden, dreams convey- Voltinus, 130, 136 ing, 81 Voyage of the “Dawn Treader,”The: Truth-telling. See Honesty classical and medieval ele- bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 237

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ments in, 111, 113, 115, 79, 89, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 122, 125; completion of, 51; 103, 121, 141, 142 creation of, factors influenc- Will, 74, 83, 84, 123, 146 ing, and storyline of, 6, Williams, C., 22, 33, 117 43–48; definitions, allusions, Wilson,A. N., xv, 30 and notes on, 169–170; liter- Wilson, E., 148 ary artistry illustrated in, Wimbleweather, 130 152, 154–155, 160, 161; and Wind in the Willows,The (Gra- moral psychology, 102, ham), xiii, 66, 67 104–105; names in, signifi- Windows on Jerusalem:A Study cance of, 144; publication of, in the Mystery of Redemp- 28; spiritual elements in, 72, tion (Sister Penelope), 78, 79 80, 81; time spent writing, Witches, 53, 115, 141. See also 28, 43 Jadis; Queen of Underland; , the W Witness,Aslan as a, 82 Walking Trees, 41, 73 Wolf image, 15, 16, 166 Walsh, C., 30 Woman in the Hall,The (the Wan Jadis, 116 film), 144 War of Deliverance, 124 Wonder: embracing, 19; sense War of the Roses, 168 of, in childhood, 6 Wardrobe, the: from childhood, ,59, 62 4, 35; as a gateway/portal, Wood, the, significance of, 62 35 Wooses, 141 Water sprites, 74 Wordsworth,W., 101 Way, the, 91 World Ash Tree, 166 Weak characters, morally, World mythology, 52 depicting, 105 World War I, 14, 16, 92 Weathercocks, defined, 167 World War II, xiv, 22, 29, 57, “Weight of Glory,The,” 161 143, 158 Wells, H. G., 41 World-picture, seeking to Western civilization, views on, recover parts of the, 108 107–111 World’s End, 47, 152 Wheaton College, 4 Worldviews, xv, 16, 30, White magic, 121, 133 126–127, 149 White Stag, the, 167 Wormword, 130 White Witch, the, 13, 16, 31, Worship, form of, 148 32, 33–34, 53, 71, 77, 78, Wouldbegoods,The (Nesbit), 30 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 238

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Wraith, 141–142 Y Wrong choices, making, 93, 94 Yeomanry, defined, 164 Wrong, right and, broad con- Yesterday: land of, 116; sensus about, 91 between tomorrow and, 61 Wynyard boarding school, Yggdrasil, 131 9–10, 57, 92 Z X Zardeenah, 131, 159 X name, exclusion of an, 130 Zoe (spiritual life), 71 bindex.qxd 2/22/08 8:32 PM Page 239

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