Monthly Archives: January 2018

The Periods of C.S. Lewis’ Literary Life

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I took time to share my “cheat sheet“–a project that began for me on a scrap of paper but slowly grew up into an excel sheet resource that I consult pretty frequently. What I wanted to do was … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research | Tagged Boxen, C. S. Lewis’s Lost Aeneid, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, chronology, essays, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mere Christianity, Own Barfield, PhD Research, research, The Allegory of Love, The Pilgrim's Regress, writing, WWII | 45 Comments

Help Build My Son’s School’s Middle English Library

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

My son is part of a small, creative school that has been very strong in pedagogy and still growing when it comes to infrastructure. Part of this is a library that is coming together bits by bits through hard work, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | 36 Comments

“The Argument Continues: Late 20th Century Christian and Pagan Depictions of Arthur and the Grail” by Suzanne Bray

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m pleased to offer the first of our guest bloggers in the Inklings and Arthur series celebrating the links between the Oxford Inklings and the Matter of Britain. This series is in concert with the new collection, The Inklings and King … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Dorothy L. Sayers, grail, Inklings and Arthur, Inklings and King Arthur, Stephen Lawhead, T.S. Eliot, The Golden Bough, The Mists of Avalon | 31 Comments

My Cheat Sheet of C.S. Lewis’ Writing Schedule

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

For those who study authors of the past, you will soon discover that the publication lists and bibliography of an author are not always terribly helpful. After all, writing, editing, and publishing a book are stages that can each take years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alister McGrath, books, Carol Zaleski and Philip Zaleski, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Ezra Pound, Fellowship of the Ring, George Sayer, Humphrey Carpenter, OHEL, Roger Lancelyn Green, The Quest of Bleheris, Walter Hooper, writing | 16 Comments

Literature, Film, and Technoculture Class at Signum University (Starts Tuesday)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I wanted to announce this great SignumU live course starting next week. I have the pleasure of being the “Preceptor” for this lecture series by Dr. Chad Andrews. This science fiction-centred course counts toward the Imaginative Literature concentration, though many … Continue reading →