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EPISODE · Nov 10, 2025 · 25 MIN

118 - Introduction to Narnia, Books 1-3: Wardrobe, Caspian, Dawn Treader

from Mythic Mind · host Andrew Snyder

Watch the video:https://youtu.be/ro29Ic74aLE Narnia may be written for children, but it is still Lewis doing the writing. This introduction opens the first three Chronicles as fairy stories dense enough for grown minds: Wardrobe, Caspian, and Dawn Treader in publication order. In this Mythic Mind lecture from the Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis course, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) frames how to enter Narnia's secondary world, why fairy-tale form matters, and what Mars, nature, and voyage themes begin to surface across these early books. Topics include reading order, the low entry bar that still rewards rereading, and how Narnia continues Lewis's larger philosophy of story. Related: • Myth Became Fact: The Incarnation as True Myth (Mythic Mind, ep. 116): https://youtu.be/gNI3hTdgXB8 • Mythic Mind 117 - The Great Divorce: https://youtu.be/bHfA0S1KzxM • On Fairy-Stories: Subcreation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss • The Fiction and Philosophy of C.S. Lewis: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: https://youtu.be/Mi1eDE8G0dQ Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:https://mythicmindfellowship.c... Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts: - Mythic Mind - Mythic Mind Games - Mythic Mind Movies & Shows #MythicMind #CSLewis #Narnia #ChroniclesOfNarnia #FairyTale #Theology #PhilosophyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mythic-mind--5808321/support.

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