Terry Lindvall PhD, in his book “Surprised by Laughter - The Comic World of C. S. Lewis” gives an in-depth look at Lewis’ writings, dividing his “dissertation” into six sections which are: 1) The Idea and the Legacy,
2) Joy,
3) Fun,
4) The Joke Proper,
5) Satire and Flippancy,
6) Conclusion: the Laughter of Love.
Apart from introducing the readers to authors like Chesterton, Milton, and Tolkien, among others Lindvall reveals C.S. Lewis’s ability to find joy and laughter in his surroundings through books, letters, conversations, and shorter works of his.
This book failed to live up to my expectations as I had hoped it to be a humourous one. “Surprised by Laughter” turned out to be more of a biography on C.S. Lewis. Reading through this one was quite a laborious task.
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