Tag Archives: mythopoiea

Last Chance to Sign Up: Mythologies of Love and Sex (Signum University Class)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am truly pleased to be offering a course at Signum University this coming Spring. This is my first time teaching at Signum, and I love the way they set up their courses: An inexpensive and accessible online program with … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, News & Links, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, higher education, literature, love, myth, Mythgard Academy, mythology, mythopoiea, sex, Signum University | 5 Comments

Tolkien’s Road: A Film (Friday Feature)

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

A reader tipped me off to this little piece. While documentaries on J.R.R. Tolkien abound, and there are adaptations of his fiction, there have been few who have attempted to capture the story of the Mythmaker himself on film. Here … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Friday, News & Links | Tagged Addison's Walk, C.S. Lewis, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Middle Earth, myth, mythopoiea, Oxford, PTSD, The Book of Lost Tales, The Hobbit, Tolkien's Road, WWI | 53 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 | 58 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 | 78 Comments

Announcement: Mythologies of Love and Sex (Signum University Class)

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am truly pleased to be offering a course at Signum University this coming Spring. Running from the beginning of May through the end of July, I am teaching on “Mythologies of Love and Sex.” These are the great myths at … Continue reading →