Farther Up and Farther In

Abstract

Conscious and subconscious themes by an artist and by Lewis—is it right to be wrong?—reading too much in the Chronicles?—Chronicles of Narnia: satanism and Dark Materials Christian apologetics?—Michael Ward and Planet Narnia—Narnia and the seven heavenly bodies—Nizami and the Seven Images—Edward Said, the Second World War, and ‘orientalism’—Arabian Nights again, origins and influences—the many messages in the Chronicles—the inexactness of the messages—Lewis’s complex philosophy—general conclusions—‘It’s all in Plato.’