I.
INTRODUÇÃO
II. C. S. LEWIS
Clive Staples Lewis was born on November 29, 1898 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
His mother, Flora Augusta Hamilton Lewis, died when he was young, leaving his
father, Albert, to raise him and his older brother Warren, known as Warnie.
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a celebrated
academic in the field of medieval literature, first at Oxford University, then at
Cambridge, where he held the first chair in medieval and Renaissance literature.
He was an professor whose range of writings included theology, ethics,
philosophy, literary criticism, science fiction, children's stories, imaginative
literature, and much more.
Some of his works
Space Trilogy:
1938 Out of the Silent Planet (Além do Planeta Silencioso)
1943 Perelandra
1945 That Hideous Strength (Uma Força medonha)
Another works
1940 - The Problem of Pain
1942 The Screwtape Letters (Cartas de Um Diabo a Seu Aprendiz)
1952 - Mere Christianity (Cristianismo Puro e Simples)
1961 - A Grief Observed C. S. Lewis (A Anatomia de Uma Dor)
III. The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven books: "The Magician's Nephew,;
"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe," "The Horse and His Boy," "Prince
Caspian," "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," "The Silver Chair" and "The Last
Battle." The stories center on the magical land Narnia, which is filled with
mythological creatures and talking animals. The great lion, Aslan, is a Christ-
figure in the series, appearing in each book. He watches over Narnia and
intervenes throughout its history.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950)
Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (1951)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952)
The Silver Chair (1953)
The Horse and His Boy (1954)
The Magician's Nephew (1955)
The Last Battle (1956)
IV. THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, four siblings in World War II-era England, are
sent away from London to live in the countryside, where they will be safe from air
raids and bombings. While they are staying in a large, historic country house
owned by an old professor, Lucy discovers that a certain wardrobe in a spare
room is a gateway to a magical land called Narnia.
Once there were four Children whose names were Peter, Susan, Edmund and
Lucy. This story is about something that happened to them when they were sent
away from London during the war because of the air-raids.
Translation
Once upon a time there were four Children whose names called Peter,
Susan, Edmund and Lucy. This story tells what happened with them during the
World War II when they were sent away from London to live in the countryside,
where they will be safe from/ because of air raids and bombings.
So, one day
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy decide to play hide-and-seek, and during
the game Lucy discovers a mysterious wardrobe, that was a kind of portal to
Narnia. She was the first among the brothers to enter in the kingdom of Narnia.
When she arrived there, Lucy meets Mr. Tumnus, the faun, whom she considers
very handsome, and who is a very nice character.
At this time, Narnia was ruled by a wretched White Witch of Ice who was
responsible for a winter in Narnia and everything was covered in ice, even though
there was no Christmas.
Mr. Tumnus, as well as other beings of Narnia, were ordered to lead to
Queen all humans that were found, "Sons of Adam and Daughters of Eve." So
he convinced Lucy to go to his house. But he was so fond of her that he could
not hand her over to the white queen and Lucy returned to a teacher's house.
On Lucy's second trip to Narnia, her brother Edmund went with her and he
was found by the white queen with whom he made friendship, because she
pretend that will/ with the intent of making him king over his brothers. But when
they returned to Professor’s house, he denied everything and seemed that Lucy
was lying.
Some days later, in the four brothers’ escape from governess, all entered
in narnia. They discovered that Mr. Tumnus had been arrested by the Queen.
After that they found a couple of beavers who told them everything about
the prophecy that when humans, two sons of Adam and two daughters of eva,
would defeat the witch. It was the first time they heard of Aslam the Great King
and creator of Narnia.At this moment Edmund fled to find the queen and betrayed
his brothers by making an award-winning statement about the place where his
brothers were.
Thereafter, Peter, Lucy, and Susan went with the beavers in search of
Aslam and found him in a camp set up next to The Stone Table. In this camp
Aslam showed "Cair Paravel" to Peter and told him that in this place, he and his
brothers would be Kings.
Aslam ordered the soldiers to rescue Edmund. And after that the Witch came to
meet Aslam and quoted the deep magic that was the Law of Narnia:
“You have a traitor there, Aslan,” said the Witch. Of course everyone
present knew that she meant Edmund. But Edmund had got past thinking about
himself after all he’d been through and after the talk he’d had that morning. He
just went on looking at Aslan. It didn’t seem to matter what the Witch said.
“Well,” said Aslan. “His offense was not against you.”
“Have you forgotten the Deep Magic?” asked the Witch.
“Let us say I have forgotten it,” answered Aslan gravely. “Tell us of this
Deep Magic.”
“Tell you?” said the Witch, her voice growing suddenly shriller. “Tell you
what is written on that very Table of Stone which stands beside us? Tell you what
is written in letters deep as a spear is long on the fire-stones on the Secret Hill?
Tell you what is engraved on the scepter of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea? You
at least know the Magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the very beginning.
You know that every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every
treachery I have a right to a kill.”
Aslan volunteered to die in place of the traitor Edmund ... and then
resurrected and explained to the sisters Lucy and Susan what had actually
happened:
“It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there
is a magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to
the dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness
and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different
incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed
no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself
would start working backward.
Numa brincadeira Lucy entrou num guarda-roupa que era uma espécie de portal
para Nárnia. Lucy foi a primeira entre os irmãos a adentrar no reino de Nárnia.
Ao chegar em Nárnia, Lucy encontra o Mr. Tumnus, um fauno, que ela achou
muito bonito, e que é um personagem bem legal.
Nesta época, Nárnia era governa por uma desgraçada duma Bruxa Branca de
gelo que era responsável por sempre ser inverno em Nárnia e tudo estar coberto
de gelo, apesar de não haver Natal.
O Mr. Tumnus, assim como outros seres de Nárnia receberam ordens para
levarem à Rainha todos os humanos que encontrassem “Sons of Adam and
Daughters of Eve”. Por isso, ele convenceu Lucy a ir até sua casa. Mas ele gstou
tanto dela, que não conseguiu entregá-la à rainha branca e Lucy retornou para
a casa do professor.
Na segunda ida de Lucy para Nárnia, seu irmão Edmund foi com ela e ele foi
encontrado pela rainha branca com quem fez uma amizade, com o intento de
que ele o fizesse rei sobre seus irmãos. Mas quando ambos retornaram para a
casa do professor Edmundo negou tudo e fez parecer que Lucy estivesse
mentido.
Após alguns dias, numa fuga dos quatro irmãos que fugiam da governanta, todos
entraram em nárnia.
Descobriram que o Mr. Tumnus havia sido preso pela rainha.
Depois disso eles encontraram um casal de castores que contaram-lhes toda
história acerca da profecia de que quando humanos, dois filhos de adão e duas
filhas de eva, venceriam a bruxa. Foi a primeira vez que eles ouviram falar de
Aslam o Grande Rei e criador de Nárnia.
Neste momento Edmund fugiu para encontrar a rainha e traiu seus irmãos
fazendo uma delação premiada sobre o lugar onde estavam seus irmãos.
Depois disso, Pedro, Lucy e Susan foram com os castores a procura de Aslam
e o encontrara num acampamento montado próximo à The Stone Table. Neste
acampamento Aslam mostrou “Cair Paravel” a Pedro e disse-lhe que neste lugar,
ele e seus irmãos seriam Reis.
Aslam deu ordem aos soldados que resgatassem a Edmund. E depois disso a
Bruxa veio ao encontro de Aslam e citou a magia profunda que era a Lei de
Nárnia:
“You have a traitor there, Aslan,” said the Witch. Of course everyone present
knew that she meant Edmund. But Edmund had got past thinking about himself
after all he’d been through and after the talk he’d had that morning. He just went
on looking at Aslan. It didn’t seem to matter what the Witch said.
“Well,” said Aslan. “His offense was not against you.”
“Have you forgotten the Deep Magic?” asked the Witch.
“Let us say I have forgotten it,” answered Aslan gravely. “Tell us of this Deep
Magic.”
“Tell you?” said the Witch, her voice growing suddenly shriller. “Tell you what is
written on that very Table of Stone which stands beside us? Tell you what is
written in letters deep as a spear is long on the fire-stones on the Secret Hill? Tell
you what is engraved on the scepter of the Emperor-beyond-the-Sea? You at
least know the Magic which the Emperor put into Narnia at the very beginning.
You know that every traitor belongs to me as my lawful prey and that for every
treachery I have a right to a kill.”
Aslan se ofereceu para morrer no lugar do traidor Edmund… e depois
ressuscitou explicou às irmãs Lucy e Susan o que tinha acontecido de fato:
“It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a
magic deeper still which she did not know. Her knowledge goes back only to the
dawn of time. But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness
and the darkness before Time dawned, she would have read there a different
incantation. She would have known that when a willing victim who had committed
no treachery was killed in a traitor’s stead, the Table would crack and Death itself
would start working backward. And now—”
Explico: a feiticeira pode conhecer a Magia Profunda, mas não sabe que há outra
magia ainda mais profunda. O que ela sabe não vai além da aurora do tempo.
Mas, se tivesse sido capaz de ver um pouco mais longe, de penetrar na
escuridão e no silêncio que reinam antes da aurora do tempo, teria aprendido
outro sortilégio. Saberia que, se uma vítima voluntária, inocente de traição, fosse
executada no lugar de um traidor, a mesa estalaria e a própria morte começaria
a andar para trás... E agora...
Depois disso, Aslan liderou seu exército e derrotou a Feiticeira Branca de uma
vez por todas.
After that, Aslan led his army and defeated the Witch once for all.
Terminou ... temos que sintetizar, mas se você conseguir captar a ideia e
traduzir, amanhã fica pouca coisa para fazermos....
CONCLUSÃO
* Como a literatura pode ser usada para ajudar crianças mesmo dentro de
um contexto de guerra. “Dar sentido à vida”. Lewis e Tolkien, influência
entre Nárnia e o Sr. Dos Anéis.
