The story begins with the first episode, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950), in which a lion named Aslan saves Narnia, which has been turned to stone by the White Witch. The story then goes on to tell of adventures including rescuing a prince from a conspiracy (Prince Caspian, 1951), visiting an underwater city (The Dawn Treader, 1952), and visiting a giant's town (The Silver Chair, 1953). Other stories include one about the relationship between Narnia and its neighboring countries (The Horse and the Boy, 1954), the story of the founding of Narnia (The Magician's Nephew, 1955), and the record of an apocalyptic battle in which good and evil divide the world (The Last Battle, 1956). Throughout the story, Lewis allegorically depicts the Christian conflict between good and evil, but without the slightest hint of preaching, creating a wonderful children's story that combines light-hearted fantasy with wholesome everyday life. *Some of the terminology that refers to "The Horse and the Boy" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…第2次大戦中郊外に疎開していた4人兄弟が衣装だんすの奥を通して未知の国と往来しつつ経験する冒険譚。〈白い魔女〉によって石像と化したナルニアをアスランというライオンが救う第1話《ライオンと魔女》(1950)に始まり,王子を陰謀から救ったり(《カスピアン王子のつのぶえ》1951),水中の都を訪れたり(《朝びらき丸東の海へ》1952),巨人の町に行ったり(《銀のいす》1953)という冒険が語られるが,そのほかにもナルニア国と隣国との関係を扱ったもの(《馬と少年》1954),ナルニア国の成立事情の物語(《魔術師のおい》1955),善悪が天下を分けた終末的な戦いの記録(《さいごの戦い》1956)などを含む。全体を通じて,ルイスはキリスト教的な善悪の対立を寓意的に描いているが,いささかの説教臭もなく,明るいファンタジーと健全な日常性が結びついたみごとな童話となっている。… ※「《馬と少年》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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