Tag Archives: Diana Pavlac Glyer

Why the C.S. Lewis and Friends Colloquium is Awesome: The Bit About Students

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just returned from what remains for me the best conference I have ever experienced when it comes to engendering an atmosphere of support for emerging scholars while remaining critical on the material. Part of this is no doubt … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Original Research | Tagged archival research, art, C.S. Lewis, Devin Brown, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Emily Austin, Harry Potter, L.M. Montgomery, Michael Ward, PhD Research, Prince Edward Island, Ransom Cycle, Roger White, Taylor University, The Problem of Pain, theology | 4 Comments

Some Friday Feature C.S. Lewis Notes

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

There are a few things I’d like to note without doing a bunch of big announcements. Consider this a Friday Feature Flash (sorry, I couldn’t think of a better term!). Save the C.S. Lewis Nature Reserve You may not even … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, David Beckmann, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Don King, Letters to Malcolm, The Kilns, Will Vaus | 12 Comments

Bandersnatch and Creative Collaboration by Diana Pavlac Glyer

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am a rapid writer, someone who works in fits and starts. I benefit from binges of work, closeted away to get down what’s been rolling around my chest for hours or days. It took a decade for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged art, Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Humphrey Carpenter, intertextuality, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Ward, Middle Earth, Narnia, subcreation, The Company They Keep, Walter Hooper, writing | 25 Comments

The Shocking Reason Tolkien Finished The Lord of the Rings

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

J.R.R. Tolkien was a notoriously difficult writer to get to print. That The Hobbit found its way to store shelves was something of a publishing miracle, and it took Tolkien 15 years to write part two, “the new Hobbit,” which we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, On Writing, Original Research, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Christopher Tolkien, Diana Pavlac Glyer, fictional worlds, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, mythopoiea, speculative fiction, The Company They Keep, The Hobbit, The Silmarilion, writing | 41 Comments

The Stories before the Hobbit: Tolkien Intertextuality, or the Sources behind his Diamond Waistcoat

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

If Tolkien lovers are nerds, it is only because they are walking in the pathway of the Master Nerd himself. The more I study Tolkien, the more I get the sense that no one was more amazed by the entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Letters | Tagged Beowulf, Diana Pavlac Glyer, fairytales, Fictional Universes, George MacDonald, Inklings, intertextuality, J.R.R. Tolkien, Julian Huxley, Lord of the Rings, Middle Earth, mythology, mythopoiea, The Hobbit, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion | 54 Comments

Bandersnatch by Diana Pavlac Glyer

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

Originally posted on Becka's Book Review:
Multitudes of readers and movie-goers are familiar with the names and writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Many are also aware that the two literary giants were part of a ‘club’ called…

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews | Tagged Bandersnatch, books, C.S. Lewis, Diana Pavlac Glyer, intertextuality, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, writing | 5 Comments

The Hobbit as a Living Text: The Battle of 5 Blogs

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This post is part of the Battle of the Five Blogs, or six blogs to be precise. It is a throw-down of various Tolkien bloggers who are thinking about the release of the final installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, … Continue reading →