Category Archives: Lewis’ Essays

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Posted on December 3, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I am reading C.S. Lewis’ A Preface to Paradise Lost for the first time. This is one of Lewis’ early works (1942), and comes out of his lecturing in English Literature. I was struck immediately on the first page by … Continue reading →

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Essay Chat: “On Three Ways of Writing for Children” by C.S. Lewis

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

My mother went to university when I was in grammar school. One of the great payoffs for me was her Anthology of Children’s Literature. It was a mammoth, double-columned tome of poetry, folklore, myth, and short stories. I loved it, … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis “On Three Ways of Writing for Children”

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Brenton Dickieson

I’m pleased to see this influential essay provided by CatholicCulture.org. Here, Lewis puts critiques authors who are trying to write in a condescending or market-driven way for children, and gives great advice about writing for children, specifically, as well as … Continue reading →

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