Tag Archives: The Place of the Lion

A Peculiar Dedication: C.S. Lewis’ Dedication of A Preface to Paradise Lost to Charles Williams (with a Note on Lewis Prefaces)

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” This is where I find a blog post from the past–raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s–and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, Memorable Quotes | Tagged A Preface to Paradise Lost, Charles Williams, Inklings, J.R.R. Tolkien, John Milton, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Lucy, Paradise Lost, Surprised by Joy, The Allegory of Love, The Discarded Image, The Place of the Lion, The Screwtape Letters, Till We Have Faces | 25 Comments

Shadows of Shadows of Ecstasy: An Irresponsible Suggestion about Charles Williams’ First Novel

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Brenton Dickieson

With Relief… I have rarely been as relieved to complete a novel as Shadows of Ecstasy by Charles Williams. I knew very little about it going in, but wanted to read through his seven “supernatural potboilers” over the next year … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged A.E. Waite, All Hallows Eve, Charles Williams, Descent into Hell, Fellowship of the Rosy Cross, occult, post colonial criticism, Shadows of Ecstasy, The Place of the Lion | 64 Comments

The Place of the Lion in C.S. Lewis’ Fiction

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of being a guest blogger for The Oddest Inkling in a series on Charles Williams’ The Place of the Lion. This was the first Williams book that C.S. Lewis had ever encountered, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, children's literature, fantasy, George MacDonald, Inklings, literature, The Place of the Lion, writing | 23 Comments

A Peculiar Dedication

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

In his academic world of literary criticism, C.S. Lewis might be most influential in his A Preface to Paradise Lost. As I read it now, it does not seem an astounding book, though it is surprisingly accessible (except that the … Continue reading →

The Place of the Lion in C.S. Lewis’ Fiction

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Brenton Dickieson

I have recently had the pleasure of being a guest blogger for The Oddest Inkling in a series on Charles Williams’ The Place of the Lion. This was the first Williams book that C.S. Lewis had ever encountered, and it … Continue reading →