{"product_id":"a-naked-tree-love-sonnets-to-c-s-lewis-and-other-poems-paperback","title":"A Naked Tree: Love Sonnets to C. S. Lewis and Other Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Davidman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDon W. King\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisplays for the first time the complete work of a neglected poetic genius\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although best known as C. S. Lewis's wife, Joy Davidman was a gifted writer herself who produced, among other things, two novels and an award-winning volume of poetry in her short lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first comprehensive collection of Davidman's poetry, \u003ci\u003eA Naked Tree\u003c\/i\u003e includes the poems that originally appeared in her \u003ci\u003eLetter to a Comrade\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), forty other published poems, and more than two hundred previously unpublished poems that came to light in a remarkable 2010 discovery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Of special interest is Davidman's sequence of forty-five love sonnets to C. S. Lewis, which offer stunning evidence of her spiritual struggles with regard to her feelings for Lewis, her sense of God's working in her lonely life, and her mounting frustration with Lewis for keeping her at arm's length emotionally and physically. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Readers of these Davidman poems -- arranged chronologically by Don King -- will discover three recurring, overarching themes: God, death, and immortality; politics, including capitalism and communism; and (the most by far) romantic, erotic love. This volume marks Joy Davidman as a figure to be reckoned with in the landscape of twentieth-century American poetry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoy Davidman (1915-1960) was an American poet and writer who married C. S. Lewis in 1956. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eLetter to a Comrade, \u003c\/i\u003e an award-winning volume of poetry, and \u003ci\u003eSmoke on the Mountain: An Interpretation of the Ten Commandments.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Don W. King is professor of English at Montreat College and editor of Christian Scholar's Review. He is the author of over sixty articles on C. S. Lewis, and his other books include \u003ci\u003eC. S. Lewis, Poet and Hunting the Unicorn: A Critical Biography of Ruth Pitter.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.81 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761361289504,"sku":"9780802872883","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e459fa105fee2de9fbd1e5cc93036d6c.webp?v=1780205536","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-naked-tree-love-sonnets-to-c-s-lewis-and-other-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}