Monthly Archives: February 2018

Leatherhead and Literary Coincidence, with C.S. Lewis and H.G. Wells

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I encountered the town of Leatherhead first in H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds (1897). It is one of a dozen or so English place names that meant nothing to me as a young reader. As an adult, armed with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research | Tagged George MacDonald, George Tomkyns Chesney, H.G. Wells, intertextuality, Leatherhead, Phantastes, Science Fiction, SF, Surprised by Joy, Surrey, The Battle of Dorking, The Quest of Bleheris, The War of the Worlds | 26 Comments

“Wood-Woses: Tolkien’s Wild Men and the Green Knight” by Ethan Campbell

Posted on February 14, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

In his poem, ‘The Son of Lancelot’, Charles Williams imagines a year when ‘Quinquagesima’ Sunday, the last before Lent, coincides with the pagan Lupercalia (15 February). This year, Ash Wednesday falls on the Feast of St. Valentine. And, by good … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Chaucer, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Middle English, Old English, The Hobbit | 42 Comments

Joan Slonczewski’s “A Door Into Ocean” and C.S. Lewis’ “Out of the Silent Planet”

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

On the face of it, Joan Slonczewski and C.S. Lewis make an odd pair. The first is a living American microbiologist writing highly technical science fiction in environmental, feminist, lesbian, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged A Door Into Ocean, books, C.S. Lewis, creation care, environmentalism, feminism, Joan Slonczewski, LGBTQ Issues, literature, Out of the Silent Planet, Science Fiction, SciFi, SF, Theology of Culture, Theology of Literature | 14 Comments

“The Inklings & King Arthur Roundtable” with Corey Olsen, Malcolm Guite, Sørina Higgins, and Brenton Dickieson

Posted on February 9, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As a follow-up to my post last week about the Inklings and Arthur roundtable, editor Sørina Higgins has posted the video of the discussion. It was a lot of fun to be a part of, and I think you’ll find … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Corey Olsen, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, Inklings and King Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Malcolm Guite, owen barfield, Signum University, Sorina Higgins, That Hideous Strength | 8 Comments

“An ‘Easy to Read’ Modern Arthurian Epic” by Dale Nelson

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Two years after his Arthurian novel, That Hideous Strength, was published, and a year before he was discussing Arthur’s multiple “disqualifications” to be a “hero” with Dorothy L. Sayers, Lewis did not allow the complexities of his thoughts about King … Continue reading →