Monthly Archives: November 2014

3 Pop Culture References to The Great Divorce

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

While there seems to be no end to C.S. Lewis fans, biographers, and bloggers—like the digital network connected with A Pilgrim in Narnia—I have found surprisingly few pop culture references to Lewis’ books other than Narnia and The Screwtape Letters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Heath McNease, J.K. Rowling, Jars of Clay, Lev Grossman, music, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, Phil Pullman, The Great Divorce, the High Countries, The Screwtape Letters | 23 Comments

Cataloging the Wade: An update from Elaine Hooker

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Off the Shelf:
Elaine Hooker, Wade Center Catalog Librarian Wade Catalog Librarian Elaine Hooker shares some of her thoughts and experiences on undertaking the monumental task of cataloging the Wade Center’s collections. Her work will, for the…

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, g k chesterton, George MacDonald, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Marion E. Wade Center, owen barfield | 3 Comments

Digital Dust? Thoughts on my 300th Post

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

300 posts. Wow. When I began this project, I had little sense of an end in sight. It really began as a way of reading C.S. Lewis out loud. Over time, as my roots have deepened, the tree has branched … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds, News & Links, Original Research, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, fantasy, Guy Gavriel Kay, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, King Arthur, literature, Madeleine L'Engle, Neil Gaiman, Ransom Trilogy, Stephen King, Terry Pratchett, ursula le guin | 19 Comments

An Unpublished Foreword to The Great Divorce

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

C.S. Lewis’ haunting vision of the afterlife, The Great Divorce, began its publication run 70 years ago today. I was once pressed by Inklings scholar Sørina Higgins to name what I thought was Lewis’ best fiction. Lewis himself preferred Perelandra, … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research | Tagged Animal Farm, C.S. Lewis, Camus, Franz Kafka, George Orwell, Sartre, The Great Divorce, The Outsider, The Screwtape Letters, To the Lighthouse, unpublished manuscript, Virginia Woolf, William Faulkner | 34 Comments

Call For Guest Blogs on The Great Divorce

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

On Monday, Nov 10th, we celebrate the 70th anniversary of C.S. Lewis’ novella, The Great Divorce. I rank this among the best of Lewis’ fiction and one of his richest thought experiments. Though not one of his bestsellers, I think … Continue reading →