Category Archives: Inklings and Arthur

“Inklings and Arthur: An Artist’s Perspective” by Emily Austin

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

As guest editor I can freely say, one of the many delights of this blog is Brenton’s brilliance in finding and selecting examples of book covers of works under discussion, post after post. But today we have the exceptional delight … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged art, Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Emily Austin, Inklings, Inklings and Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, Morte Darthur, Sorina Higgins, The Eagle and Child, The Inklings and King Arthur | 35 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

“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 →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Inklings and Arthur | Tagged Arthuriana, Bede Griffiths, Hugh Waterman, Inklings and Arthur, Martyn Skinner, Oxford, Tennyson, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Golden String, The Return of Arthur, The Screwtape Letters | 58 Comments

“‘The Name is Against Them’: C.S. Lewis and the Problem of Arthur” by Gabriel Schenk

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

What a delight and relief it is to give something entrusted to your responsibility, out of your hands, step back – and see it prosper. In this case, the Oxford C.S. Lewis Society, which has gone from strength to strength … Continue reading →