BBC Documentary Reveals: Secret Theme Behind Narnia Chronicles is Based Upon the Stars
December 2, 2009 / 52611
The hidden theme behind CS Lewis’ Narnia books has finally been uncovered, according to a BBC documentary.
Each of the seven children’s chronicles is based on one of the seven planets that comprised the heavens in medieval astrology, says a scholar whose theory is examined in the programme.
The explanation comes after more than five decades of literary and theological debate over whether Lewis devised the fantasies with a pattern in mind or created characters and events at random.
It is put forward by Reverend Dr Michael Ward, in his book Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of CS Lewis. Read more …
