Tag Archives: Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis

The Other Reasons I Became a C.S. Lewis Scholar

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

An intriguing, fun, and occasionally perverse part of being a scholar in areas where there is a lively fandom is that I am often asked to tell my “encounter” story. This can be a bit strange in that in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged academic writing, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, culture, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Mere Christianity, Miroslav Volf, N.T. Wright, PhD Research, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Sallie McFague, theology, Ursula K. Le Guin | 8 Comments

Walter Hooper, C.S. Lewis’ Literary Secretary, Has Died (1931-2020)

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

I have received news from a credible source that Walter Hooper has passed away, following a brief illness. I have been working on a more significant reflection upon Walter Hooper’s legacy, but I wanted to leave a brief note for … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Douglas Gresham, owen barfield, Oxford, The Kilns, Walter Hooper, Warren Lewis, Will Vaus | 25 Comments

“C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien: Friendship, True Myth, And Platonism,” a Paper by Justin Keena

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

There is doubtless a significant amount of interest in the friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis–both in the more formal setting of the Inklings and in their own literary and personal paths. I’ve written here and here about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged An Experiment in Criticism, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, friendship, J.R.R. Tolkien, myth, Oxford, The Silmarillion, Walter Hooper | 23 Comments

A Timeline of C.S. Lewis’ Major Talks

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

I have been interested for a while in working with precision on C.S. Lewis’ timeline. Joel Heck has a detailed 1100-page chronology, which includes all the verifiable facts in C.S. Lewis’ life. Prof. Heck joins other Lewis biographers and academic … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Digital Humanities, joel heck, PhD Research, research, Timeline, Walter Hooper | 15 Comments

A Ham of Note in the History of Literature (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christopher Tolkien, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, david downing, ham, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, literature, Looking for the King, Lord David Cecil, owen barfield, rationing, WWII | 17 Comments

Joe Hoffman on Statistical Analysis, and the Future of the Humanities

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Last week I wrote about “Some Follow-up on the Statistical Analysis of C.S. Lewis’ Letters.” I posted it as a preliminary, a placeholder one might say, as I can’t dive deep into the spreadsheet-lined offices of the large complex of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged archive, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Digital Humanities, digital natives, Inklings, Joe Hoffman, research | 7 Comments

Some Follow-up on the Statistical Analysis of C.S. Lewis’ Letters

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

A few years ago I published “A Statistical Look at C.S. Lewis’ Letter Writing,” which is exactly what it sounds like. When I am not setting up lunch dates with Taylor Swift and hitting the books, I like to do … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Arthur Ransome, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Digital Humanities, J.R.R. Tolkien, letters, Narnia, Taylor Swift, writing | 10 Comments

The Tolkien Letters that Changed C.S. Lewis’ Life (On Tolkien’s Birthday)

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday. Born on January 3, 1892, he would be 127 today if he had been a longliver or immortal. To celebrate the occasion I decided to reblog my most popular Tolkien post. Tolkien’s work has made many … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Lewis Biography, Throwback Thursdays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Conversion, Humphrey Carpenter, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, myth, mythopoiea, Out of the Silent Planet, Poetry, Ransom Trilogy, Spiritual Autobiography | 23 Comments

A New C.S. Lewis Letter with Details About Narnia

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

That’s right, Dominic Winter Auctioneers is putting a newly surfaced letter from C.S. Lewis on the auction block. It is a great artifact, as The Daily Mail reports, a generous and light bit of Narnian delight as Lewis answers some questions from schoolchildren … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Memorable Quotes | Tagged archive, books, C.S. Lewis, Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, letters, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Prince Caspian, Voyage of the Dawn Treader | 40 Comments

Idea-Seeds in C.S. Lewis’ Letters (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

This summer I introduced an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own vault or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This might be an … Continue reading →