Abstract：C. S. Lewis, an important British writer and intellect, is regarded as the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The Chronicles of Narnia shows a fantastic world. By depicting the fantastic world of Narnia, the novel reveals some universal themes. Besides, the wonderful and painful experience of the Pavensie children illustrates the human conditions in the world of reality. This paper will concentrate on the similarities between the world of fantasy and that of reality. With the help of relevant studies on the novel, the paper will analyze the universal themes, i.e. the prevailing justice against evil, a hierarchy of order and open universe; and will also illustrate the human conditions in the world of reality including free will, meaningful sufferings and simple wants.
Key Words: C. S. Lewis, Narnia, fantasy, universal themes
摘要:C. S. 刘易斯是20世纪英国重要的文学家、学者，是公认的20世纪最重要的基督教作家。他的小说《纳尼亚传奇》系列描绘了一个史诗般的奇幻王国。《狮子、女巫和魔衣橱》通过描写奇幻的纳尼亚王国，向人们揭示了一些普世性主题。同时，四个孩子经历的美好和遭遇也告诉人们应该对生活采取的态度。笔者从纳尼亚奇幻世界与现实世界的相似性入手，引述小说的相关研究，试图分析小说包含的有关邪不压正、世界秩序和世界开放性的普世性主题，以及自主选择命运、遭遇有价和寡欲而生的人生态度。
关键词：C. S. 刘易斯；纳尼亚；奇幻；普世性主题
With the help of relevant studies, my paper analyzes the universal themes revealed by LWW. Through the world of fantasy, the novel revisits a number of universal themes about the world of reality and the human conditions in it. They are full of meanings and wisdom.
Lewis is famous for fantasy stories. The Chronicles of Narnia is the most popular one. In A Field Guide to Narnia Colin Duriez says that “fantasy can generalize while remaining concrete and at its best it can do more: it can give us experiences we have never had and thus, instead of commenting on life, can add to it” (95). In the contemporary world, we often find ourselves too busy to find chance to penetrate the mask of life in reality. Fantasy, serving as a kind of mirror, reveals the truth in reality above the “Shadow-Lands”. By reading LWW, we are reminded of those universal themes about the world and human conditions. These themes can be even more helpful and relevant in the world of reality.
