Tag Archives: The Lion

A Note on C.S. Lewis and the “Tragic Splendour” of British Monarchy on Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

I must confess that I am not terribly fascinated by royalty. I do like coronation chicken sandwiches, Beefeaters clearly have style, and if the Earl and Countess of Strathearn invited me to be a theologian in residence, it would definitely … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Duchess Camilla, King George, Louis XIV, Narnia, Prince Charles, Prince Edward Island, Queen Elizabeth, Ruth Pitter, The Chronicles of Narnia, The King's Speech, The Lion, The Splendid Century, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Till We Have Faces, Victorian Era | 14 Comments

“It Ain’t Hope If It’s a Lie, Stan”: Thoughts on Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley by John Stanifer (Nightmare Alley Series)

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

This is the first post in our “Nightmare Alley” series, where a Pilgrim in Narnia looks at Guillermo del Toro’s critically acclaimed new film, Nightmare Alley, and its connections to the past. The 2021 film is an adaptation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections, Reviews | Tagged Chronicles of Narnia, Guillermo del Toro, Joy Davidman, Narnia, Nightmare Alley, Pan's Labyrinth, The Horse and His Boy, The Lion, the lion the witch and the wardrobe, William Gresham | 16 Comments

“Can C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery be Kindred Spirits?” My Talk for the 2021 C.S. Lewis & Kindred Spirits Society Conference (Nov 18-20) and How You Can Go to Romania With Me

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Alas, when I say that “I am speaking in Romania this weekend”–I am, in fact, speaking at this Romanian C.S. Lewis conference–I must admit that am doing so from my desk in Prince Edward Island. While pre-flight check-in is quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Alan Snyder, Anne of Green Gables, Anne With an E, Anne's House of Dreams, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis & Kindred Spirits Society, Dorothy L. Sayers, Emily of New Moon, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Como, Jerry Root, Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, L.M. Montgomery, Malcolm Guite, owen barfield, Rainbow Valley, That Hideous Strength, The Inklings, The Lion, The Screwtape Letters, the Witch and the Wardrobe | 18 Comments

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the UK’s Favourite Book

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

According to a OnePoll survey of 2,000 UK adults, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is Britain’s most popular book. It is an intriguing find, but not inconsistent with other surveys and with research by people like Stephanie Derrick (see … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Arthur Conan Doyle, C.S. Lewis, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Bronte, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Life of Pi, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Robert Louis Stevenson, Stephen King, The Da Vinci Code, The Handmaid's Tale, The Hobbit, The Lion, The Lord of the Rings | 39 Comments

Peruse Some More Old Books with C. S. Lewis: Guest Post by Dale Nelson

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Brenton Dickieson

I want to welcome back Prof. Dale Nelson. Dale has written for us before (see here and here and here), and he is following up his great Peruse Some Old Books With C.S. Lewis post with some more! Drawing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blogs, Reviews | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, Frank Frankfort Moore, Guy Mannering, H. Rider Haggard, James Thomson, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Lord of the Rings, Montezuma’s Daughter, Reading, Selected Literary Essays, She, Sir Walter Scott, The Lion | 12 Comments

Why I Don’t Write Bad Book Reviews

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

Though I do not review every book that I read, I do like to highlight a few. In particular, I like to draw attention to books that readers of A Pilgrim in Narnia—in particular, students of C.S. Lewis and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged academic, Blogging, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Kathryn Lindskoog, Lewis Studies, Michael Ward, Planet Narnia, Reading, research, reviews, The Lion, the Witch, theology and literature, writing | 29 Comments

A Cheeky Poem about Talking Beasts by C.S. Lewis

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

The casual reader of C.S. Lewis might be surprised to know that much of his published poetry found its way into Punch, a British weekly that was known for its spicy humour and saucy cartoons. Part of the reason Lewis subscribed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Memorable Quotes | Tagged apologetics, Arthur Greeves, C.S. Lewis, humour, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Narnia, Poetry, Punch, spiritual theology, The Horse and His Boy, The Lion, The Screwtape Letters | 23 Comments

The Fictional Universe of Narnia

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Brenton Dickieson

I am editing a paper Mythcon in August in Norton, MA. I am quite excited to be presenting some of my work on The Screwtape Letters and the Ransom Cycle. It is an unusual audience, a mix of scholars and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fictional Worlds, Original Research | Tagged books, C.S. Lewis, children's literature, fantasy, Fictional Universes, intertextuality, lion the witch and the wardrobe, literature, myth, Narnia, Ransom Trilogy, Sherlock Holmes, The Last Battle, The Lion, The Magician's Nephew, The Screwtape Letters | 58 Comments

A Tribute to a Mentor

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

No one was more formative to the thinking of the young C.S. Lewis than William Thompson Kirkpatrick. Lovingly dubbed “The Great Knock” by the Lewis family, Kirkpatrick absolutely transformed Lewis’ way of thinking and set him on his academic trajectory. … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes, Reflections | Tagged apologetics, C.S. Lewis, conversion to Christianity, Digory Kirke, Kirk, lion the witch and the wardrobe, little bookham, logic, mentor, Narnia, The Great Knock, The Lion, The Magician's Nephew, The Pilgrim's Regress, The Screwtape Letters, William Kirkpatrick | 14 Comments

Lessons from Childhood Reading, Or Living Life Like Melinda Mae

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Brenton Dickieson

I always have the temptation, perhaps, to look back a little too fondly at my childhood. I remember especially those sunny summer days on the farm: our backyard was the universe, an adventure waiting every time I left the breakfast … Continue reading →