| 词条 | Surprised by Joy |
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| name = Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life | title_orig = | translator = | image = File:Surprised By Joy C.S. Lewis First Edition.jpg | caption = First edition (UK) | author = C. S. Lewis | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | subject = | genre = Autobiography | publisher = Geoffrey Bles (UK) Harcourt Brace (US) | release_date = 1955 | english_release_date = | media_type = Paperback | pages = 252 | isbn = | oclc = 28289338 | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life is a partial autobiography published by C. S. Lewis in 1955. Specifically, the book describes the author's conversion to Christianity which had taken place 24 years earlier.[1] OverviewLewis' purpose in writing was not primarily historical. His aim was instead to identify and describe the events surrounding his accidental discovery of and consequent search for the phenomenon he labeled "Joy", his best translation of the idea of Sehnsucht ({{lang-de|longing}}). This Joy was so intense for something so good and so high up it could not be explained with words. He is struck with "stabs of joy" throughout his life. Overall, the book contains less detail concerning specific events than a typical autobiography, although it is not devoid of information about his life. Lewis recounts and remembers his early years with a measure of amusement sometimes mixed with pain. However, while he does describe his life, the principal theme of the book is Joy as he defined it for his own purpose. Lewis ultimately discovers the true nature and purpose of Joy and its place in his own life. The book's last two chapters cover the end of his search as he makes the leap from atheism to theism and then from theism to Christianity and, as a result, he realizes that Joy is like a "signpost" to those lost in the woods, pointing the way, and that its appearance is not as important "when we have found the road and are passing signposts every few miles."[2] Allusions of titleSurprised by Joy is an allusion to William Wordsworth's poem, "Surprised By Joy — Impatient As The Wind", relating an incident when Wordsworth forgot the death of his beloved daughter:{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} Surprised by joy — impatient as the Wind The book has no connection with Lewis' unexpected marriage in later life to Joy Gresham. This marriage occurred long after the period described, though not long after the book was published. Lewis' friends and contemporaries were not slow to notice the coincidence, frequently remarking that Lewis had really been "Surprised by Joy".[3] References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://cslewis.drzeus.net/bio/ |title=An Outline of the Life of C. S. Lewis |author= |date= |website=Into the Wardrobe – a C. S. Lewis website |publisher= |access-date=2018-05-31 |quote=}} 2. ^Surprised by Joy 3. ^Lancelyn Green, Roger and Hooper, Walter (2002). C.S.Lewis: A Biography, p. 330. HarperCollins, London. {{ISBN|0-00-628164-8}}. External links
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