Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics
by C. S. Lewis
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About This Book
Spirits in Bondage was C. S. Lewis's first published work, released in 1919 and was originally published under the pseudonym Clive Hamilton. The book, subtitled A Cycle of Lyrics, and is composed of three different sections of poetry. This collection of forty poems give a look into the heart of C. S. Lewis. They are divided into three parts, The Prison House, Hesitation, and Escape. This 3-part cycle of poems chronicles Lewis' spiritual quest during World War I and his student years at Oxford.Spirits in Bondage stands out among Lewis's writings because of the focus on poetry rather than prose ...
Chapters (45)
- SPIRITS IN BONDAGE
- A CYCLE OF LYRICS
- In Three Parts
- Historical Background
- Prologue
- Part I The Prison House
- I. Satan Speaks
- II. French Nocturne (Monchy-Le-Preux)
- III. The Satyr
- IV. Victory
- V. Irish Nocturne
- VI. Spooks
- VII. Apology
- VIII. Ode for New Year's Day
- IX. Night
- X. To Sleep
- XI. In Prison
- XII. De Profundis
- XIII. Satan Speaks
- XIV. The Witch
- XV. Dungeon Grates
- XVI. The Philosopher
- XVII. The Ocean Strand
- XVIII. Noon
- XIX. Milton Read Again (In Surrey)
- XXI. The Autumn Morning
- Part II. Hesitation
- XXIII. Alexandrines
- XXIV. In Praise of Solid People
- Part III. The Escape
- XXVI. Song
- XXVII. The Ass
- XXVIII. Ballade Mystique
- XXIX. Night
- XXX. Oxford
- XXXI. Hymn (For Boys' Voices)
- XXXII. "Our Daily Bread"
- XXXIII. How He Saw Angus the God
- XXXIV. The Roads
- XXXV. Hesperus
- XXXVI. The Star Bath
- XXXVII. Tu Ne Quaesieris
- XXXVIII. Lullaby
- XXXIX. World's Desire
- XL. Death in Battle
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