Tag Archives: fairy tales

“Sometimes Fairy Stories May Say Best What’s to be Said” by C.S. Lewis

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

This post is part of an ongoing series Called Writing Wednesdays. Perhaps no one would be more surprised than C.S. Lewis himself at the success of his classic children’s stories, The Chronicles of Narnia. Hundreds of millions of copies of … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Writing, Fictional Worlds | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, fairy tales, fantasy, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Lord of the Rings, mythmaking, mythopoiea, Narnia, Neil Gaiman, writing | 35 Comments

An Incredible List of Faerie Books (by J. Aleksandr Wootton)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It’s Myth and Legend Week here on A Pilgrim in Narnia (see “On Leprechauns” and “CSL and the Music of the Spheres“). J. Aleksandr Wootton is the author of the Fayborn series, a modern, urban threshold fantasy trilogy. I’ve read … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Original Research | Tagged C.S. Lewis, faerie, fairy tales, fantasy, George MacDonald, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, Middle Earth, myth, Narnia, The Hobbit, The Screwtape Letters, writing | 9 Comments

On Leprechauns

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I don’t know about you, but I always put leprechauns in a special category. I knew there was a tinge of danger there–an ambivalence that makes them untrustworthy woodfolk. I am, unfortunately, more affected by Lucky Charms commercials in childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Disney, faerie, fairy tales, folklore, George MacDonald, leprechauns, literature, Lucky Charms, Milton, myth, Oxford, Spenser, St. Patrick, The Discarded Image | 23 Comments

‘On the Supposed Unsuitability of Fairytales for Children” Guest Post by J. Aleksandr Wootton

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

J. Aleksandr Wootton chairs the fictional Folklore Studies department at Lightfoot College, where his research focuses on post-war Faerie. He has authored Her Unwelcome Inheritance, an account of fairy refugees on earth, and has recently published a poetry collection titled Forgetting: Impressions … Continue reading →