Tag Archives: Homer

A Head Full of Homer, A Trench Full of Blood (Remembrance Day Reblog from Tom at Alas Not Me)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Last year I followed a link from Tom Hillman (@alas_not_me) on Twitter to one of his 2017 reflections on war and reading. At the Alas, Not Me blog, Tom consistently writes thoughtful reading reflections and books studies, often connected to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Homer, Reading, Shakespeare, war, WWI, WWII | 5 Comments

Three Myths Retold: Madeline Miller’s Song of Achilles, Margaret Atwood’s Penelopiad, and C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

While I love the Odyssey, I always dread returning to The Iliad. I just find all the war and posturing and characters to be ash and dust and thorn for me, just weariness and work and pain. The moments of greatness within … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Thoughtful Essays | Tagged C.S. Lewis, feminism, Hélène Cixous, Homer, Madeline Miller, Margaret Atwood, N.K. Jemisin, Nalo Hopkinson, Narnia, Nnedi Okorafor, Percy Jackson, Perelandra, The Four Loves, The Iliad, The Laugh of the Medusa, The Odyssey, The Penelopiad, The Song of Achilles, The Weight of Glory, Till We Have Faces | 34 Comments

Dance, Long, Leap, Speak, Conquer, Break: The Heart in C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

A friend of mine recently sent me a digital liturgy she had made for her church’s Zoom Vespers. As I typically haunt churches that look and feel more like small British rock revival concert, I am a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughtful Essays | Tagged A Grief Observed, C.S. Lewis, grief, heart, Homer, kardia, love, The Four Loves, Till We Have Faces | 38 Comments

A 20th Anniversary Post to Kerry

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is my 20th anniversary! Our house this morning was not a La La Land set, but filled the mundane tasks of laundry, breakfast, and off to school. As much as I would expect all the world to break out … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Homer, La La Land!, love, marriage, Odyssey, Prince Edward Island, Sister Act | 11 Comments

Brooke Fraser on C.S. Lewis (Friday Feature)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

I have talked before about how musicians are influenced by C.S. Lewis (here, here, here, and here). Another one of these is New Zealand superstar Brooke Fraser. Church folk might know Fraser from her role in the Hillsong United music ministry. “Desert Song” … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday | Tagged Brooke Fraser, C.S. Lewis, Hillsong United, Homer, music, New Zealand, Odyssey, pop culture, Rwanda | 13 Comments

Week 3 in the Great Divorce Read-Along: A Handy Chart

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

Today is the 70th anniversary of the third installment of the weekly story that we now know as The Great Divorce. Week 1 and Chapter 1 were the same, so that a reader picking up the book today and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, fantasy, Homer, Netflix, Pilgrim's Progress, The Great Divorce, The Oddysey, The Screwtape Letters, The Wizard of Oz, writing | 17 Comments

The Roots of the University: An Oxford Vlog

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I have just finished up two very intense days doing research at the Bodleian library. The Bodleian is surrounded by the ancient colleges of Oxford. The Radcliffe Camera draws the eye, a circular science library in the midst of quadrangles … Continue reading →