Tag Archives: Walter Hooper

The C.S. Lewis Studies Series: Where It’s Going and How You Can Contribute

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Hello fair pilgrims! I wanted to pause for a bit and talk about the “C.S. Lewis Studies Series” here at A Pilgrim in Narnia. Quite honestly, although I had sketched out a “5 Books” series (you can see me testing … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Books Series, Lewis Biography, Original Research, Reviews, The C.S. Lewis Studies Series | Tagged archival research, C.S. Lewis, manuscripts, Michael Ward, Reading, scholarship, Walter Hooper | 15 Comments

Good C.S. Lewis Studies Books That Did Not Win the Mythopoeic Award: Part 4: C.S. Lewis Reception Studies

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

As part of my reflection on the strength of Tolkien Studies projects of late, and on the heels of a series where I am trying to encourage strong Lewis studies books, I decided to share some of the good and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lewis Biography, News & Links, Reviews | Tagged American history, C.S. Lewis, Chad Walsh, J.I. Packer, Jerry Root, Joy Davidman, K. Alan Snyder, Katherine Langrish, lion the witch and the wardrobe, Mark Noll, Michael Ward, Narnia, Pierce Pettis, Reader Response Criticism, reception history, The Screwtape Letters, Walter Hooper | 17 Comments

Tolkien Studies Projects Sweep the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award Shortlist in Inklings Studies (Trying Not To Say “I Told You So”)

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I just spent the weekend at Mythcon–a short, digital version of the normally weird and wonderful long weekend of scholarship and fan fun. Many of the parts of Mythcon that I love were still featured, including thoughtful and engaging panels, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Charles Huttar, Charles Williams, Christopher Tolkien, Clyde Kilby, david downing, Diana Glyer, Dimitra Fimi, Dorothy L. Sayers, Doug Anderson, George Sayer, Grevel Lindop, Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien, Janet Brennan Croft, Joe Christopher, John Garth, Kathryn Lindskoog, Michael Drout, Michael Ward, Mythcon, owen barfield, Paul Ford, Peter Schakel, The Inklings, Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Walter Hooper | 26 Comments

Why is Tolkien Scholarship Stronger than Lewis Scholarship? Part 3: Other Factors

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

As I have been chest-deep in academic works about C.S. Lewis and at least knee-deep in the same kinds of J.R.R. Tolkien books and articles, I conceived of a thought experiment. Without even glancing at my bookshelf, I can name … Continue reading →

Posted in Original Research, Reflections | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literary Theory, Lord of the Rings, owen barfield, scholarship, The Hobbit, Walter Hooper | 34 Comments

On the Nobody Somebody Has Inside: C.S. Lewis and a Post About Bullying For Pink Shirt Day #pinkshirt

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

By all accounts, the famous children’s author C.S. Lewis was bullied badly in the English private school that he was subjected to as a child. His first school, Wynyard, had a bully as a headmaster. Robert Capron–nicknamed “Oldie” by Lewis … Continue reading →