Tag Archives: Roger Lancelyn Green

A Thing of Forms Unknown: Thoughts on C.S. Lewis and Horror with Chris Calderon

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Within a longer project on C.S. Lewis and the Ransom Cycle, I have outlined a chapter focussing on some instinctive horror elements in Lewis’ science fiction. I have written up the close readings for the piece, but am missing one … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Classical Mythology, Forms of Things Unknown, Horror, literary criticism, myth, Of Other Worlds, Ray Bradbury, Roger Lancelyn Green, Science Fiction, The Dark Tower, The Outer Limits | 6 Comments

Wherever I Go, That’s Where the Party’s At: Prince Corin as C.S. Lewis’ Harbinger of Joy, Guest Essay by Daniel Whyte IV

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Once again, we are pleased to publish a Narnia essay by Daniel Whyte IV. Daniel is a fantasy and speculative fiction writer whose essays on culture and faith have been published in Relevant, Fathom Magazine, Arc Digital, Tor.com, Speculative Faith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Ecclesiastes, friendship, Hugo Dyson, J.R.R. Tolkien, Narnia, owen barfield, Roger Lancelyn Green, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Four Loves, The Horse and His Boy, The Inklings, The Inner Ring, the lion the witch and the wardrobe | 13 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ 1st SciFi Fan Letters, from Evelyn Underhill and Roger Lancelyn Green

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

As part of an occasional feature I call “Throwback Thursday,” I want to roll back the calendar almost six years, to my early days as a blogger. “Throwback Thursday” is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either … Continue reading →

Posted in Letters, Lewis Biography | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Evelyn Underhill, fan letters, fantasy, Geez, Obama, Out of the Silent Planet, Ransom Trilogy, Roger Lancelyn Green, Science Fiction, SciFi, Sr. Penelope, theology, Utne Reader, writing | 20 Comments

A Timeline for the Creation of Narnia

Posted on September 13, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

Yesterday I shared some Press Association news about a new C.S. Lewis letter that popped up in a Lewis Facebook discussion groups. It really is a neat letter and a great opportunity to see Lewis’ handwriting when he is writing … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Prince Caspian, Roger Lancelyn Green, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Horse and His Boy, The Last Battle, The LeFay Fragment, The Magician's Nephew, The Silver Chair, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Walter Hooper, writing | 25 Comments

C.S. Lewis’ Pretty Awful and Peculiarly Interesting Letter on Writing

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

How many times have you heard of the struggling writer providentially bumping into an established author or writing a letter? And then that writer on the edge of hopelessness becomes the recipient of a little piece of advice or encouragement … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, On Writing | Tagged Arthur C. Clarke, books, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Joy Davidman, letters, Letters to an America Lady, Letters to Children, On Writing, Perelandra, Roger Lancelyn Green, Surprised by Joy, writing | 18 Comments

My Cheat Sheet of C.S. Lewis’ Writing Schedule

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

For those who study authors of the past, you will soon discover that the publication lists and bibliography of an author are not always terribly helpful. After all, writing, editing, and publishing a book are stages that can each take years. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alister McGrath, books, Carol Zaleski and Philip Zaleski, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Ezra Pound, Fellowship of the Ring, George Sayer, Humphrey Carpenter, OHEL, Roger Lancelyn Green, The Quest of Bleheris, Walter Hooper, writing | 16 Comments

A Call for Guest Posts: The Inklings and King Arthur with Guest Editor David Llewellyn Dodds

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

It is an intriguing fact of literary history that the Inklings were individually fascinated by the Arthurian legends. Christopher Tolkien’s publication of his father’s The Fall of Arthur caused a literary sensation in 2013, highlighting how deeply the Matter of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, Inklings, Inklings and King Arthur, J.R.R. Tolkien, owen barfield, Roger Lancelyn Green, Sørina Higgins, The Inklings and King Arthur | 18 Comments

Sleepless Knights by Mark H. Williams

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

What kept King Arthur up at night? I bet people have been wondering about this all these centuries. After all, defining a nation, revolutionizing social culture, conquering the world, defending against cuckoldry, protecting your kingdom against your evil witch sister, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Arthuriana, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, fantasy, Guy Gavriel Kay, Mark H Williams, Monty Python, Roger Lancelyn Green, Roger Zelazny, Sleepless Knights, T.H. White | 7 Comments

Hobbits, Beer, and Theology

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

For fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and the literary club that formed around him in the 1930s to the 1950s, you will know how beer, hobbits, and theology go together. Each week, for a two and a half decades, a group of … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reflections | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, fantasy, Inklings, J.K. Rowling, J.R.R. Tolkien, literature, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L'Engle, Narnia, Roger Lancelyn Green, speculative fiction | 20 Comments

Arthurian Overload

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

It was the silent “W” that made my childhood love of Arthur fade. English is a strange language: “gh” and “ph” and “f” can make the same sound what rule does “their” follow in the vowel placement? what does “c” … Continue reading →