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Leonine imagery in C.S. Lewis’s series The Chronicles of Narnia

Literator

 
 
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Title Leonine imagery in C.S. Lewis’s series The Chronicles of Narnia
 
Creator Shober, Dianne
 
Subject literature; cultural studies Imagery; symbolism; lion; spirituality; tradition; literature; C.S. Lewis.
Description Throughout the centuries, lion images have figured prominently in literature, art, heraldry and statuary. In Chinese art, for instance, lions appear more predominantly than dragons as guardians of buildings and temples, whereas across Europe, warriors surged across continents conquering under the image of the roaring lion emblazoned on their monarchs’ flags. Furthermore, numerous cultures and religious traditions symbolically embody their rulers, both divine and temporal, using leonine imagery. Through an investigation of this imagic representation, this article will explore the selection of the lion, Aslan, as the spiritual depiction of the Christ-figure in C.S. Lewis’ series The Chronicles of Narnia.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor department of English
Date 2019-06-11
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Literary Analysis —
Format text/html application/epub+zip application/xml application/pdf
Identifier 10.4102/lit.v40i1.1558
 
Source Literator; Vol 40, No 1 (2019); 7 pages Literator; Vol 40, No 1 (2019); 7 pages 2219-8237 0258-2279
 
Language eng
 
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The following web links (URLs) may trigger a file download or direct you to an alternative webpage to gain access to a publication file format of the published article:

https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/1558/2968 https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/1558/2967 https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/1558/2969 https://literator.org.za/index.php/literator/article/view/1558/2966
 
Coverage South Africa; Africa; International medieval; modern; contemporary n/a
Rights Copyright (c) 2019 Dianne Shober https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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