The Great Divorce
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The Great Divorce is a Christian allegorical novella by C. S. Lewis that imagines a bus journey from hell to heaven to explore themes of choice, salvation, and the nature of the afterlife.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian allegory
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novella ⓘ theological fiction ⓘ |
| adaptation |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ |
| author | C. S. Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
choice
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damnation ⓘ free will ⓘ nature of the afterlife ⓘ rejection of hell as equal opposite of heaven ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
bus as vehicle of choice
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growth and shrinking of souls ⓘ solid people and ghosts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | considered a classic of Christian apologetic fiction ⓘ |
| doctrinalStance |
affirms possibility of final rejection of God
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rejects universalism ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
George MacDonald
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narrator ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole | George MacDonald as spiritual guide ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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allegorical fiction ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-06-065295-1 ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Great Divorce and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Divine Comedy
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William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | presented as a dream experienced by the narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Geoffrey Bles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalPosition |
emphasis on human choice in salvation
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hell depicted as self-chosen separation from God ⓘ |
| plotDevice | bus journey from hell to heaven ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Mere Christianity
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The Problem of Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ The Screwtape Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
afterlife
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grey town ⓘ heavenly country ⓘ |
| structure | dream vision ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis | imaginative exploration of heaven and hell ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | The Marriage of Heaven and Hell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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