Tag Archives: David Lindsay

Celebrating the Centenary of A Voyage to Arcturus: Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow Event (Thurs, Nov 19, 1pm ET, 6pm GMT)

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Celebrating the Centenary of A Voyage to Arcturus 2020 marks 100 years since the publication of A Voyage to Arcturus, a science fiction (or perhaps science fantasy) novel by Scottish author David Lindsay. We will celebrate the centenary of this Scottish … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged A Voyage to Arcturus, C.S. Lewis, Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic, David Lindsay, Dimitra Fimi, Douglas A. Anderson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Philip Pullman, University of Glasgow | Leave a comment

Resources on David Lyndsay’s Cult Classic “A Voyage to Arcturus”

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a scathing review of David Lindsay’s trippy SF morality tale, A Voyage to Arcturus (1920). C.S. Lewis loved this book–and so does genius actor Paul Giamatti, according to the rather peculiar, subtly hypnotic, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes, News & Links | Tagged A Voyage to Arcturus, C.S. Lewis, David Lindsay, Harold Bloom, J.R.R. Tolkien, Paul Giamatti, Philip Pullman, The Western Canon, Vakula | 9 Comments

Approaching “The Silmarillion” for the First Time

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

As brilliant as lovers of Middle Earth recognize that it is, there are few books as daunting as The Silmarillion. It is a dense and complex text of genealogies, places, and characters, each woven together with multiple names in multiple languages … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Andrew Lang, Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, David Lindsay, Douglas A. Anderson, E. Nesbit, George MacDonald, H. Rider Haggard, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, Narnia, On Fairy-Stories, The Silmarillion, William Morris | 48 Comments

Love Seeds Over Literature: A Remarkable C.S. Lewis Review of Arthur C. Clarke

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

On Wednesday I wrote about “How 1950s SciFi Superstars Helped C.S. Lewis Fall in Love with Science Fiction Again“–a blog that has been trending since. It was intriguing to see how the quality of Ray Bradbury’s writing, the generosity of Anthony Boucher’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes, Reviews | Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End, Dante, David Lindsay, Fictional Universes, First Men in the Moon, H.G. Wells, joy, Joy Davidman, letters, love, Olaf Stapledon, Ray Bradbury, Science Fiction, Voyage to Arcturus | 10 Comments

Two Different Prefaces to C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength”

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I am certain that within long I will be accused of being obsessed with Prefaces. I have posted great prefaces to C.S. Lewis’ The Allegory of Love and Madeleine L’Engle’s A Wrinkle in Time, and I have even published the … Continue reading →