The Subtlety of Governor Gumpas – C.S. Lewis and a Detail of The Discarded Image
I’ve been rereading C.S. Lewis’ The Discarded Image today, sparked by a reread of Michael Ward’s work on planetary symbolism …
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King Arthur and the Liturgical Year
I’ve been giving some lectures on medieval literature this term, and it has required the enjoyable process of rereading bits …
The Kingis Quair: An Interview with Dr. Jenni Nuttall
Dr. Jenni Nuttall is a fellow of St. Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford. She has recently translated the …
Just In Time: Medieval Drama, Time, and Mysteries
After reading Lucy Allen’s lovely piece “Time Present and Time Past: Winter Reading for St Lucy’s Day”, I ended up …
The Last Dragonlord: Merlin Series 2 Episode 13
Season finale. As the last episode suggested, Merlin is moving into a more traditional swords-and-sorcery mode of fantasy at this …
The Fires of Idirsholas: Merlin Series 2 Episode 12
What do the people want? A combination of Lord of the Rings and Doctor Who. This seems to be the …
The Witch’s Quickening: Merlin Series 2 Episode 11
The film critic Mark Kermode (known to his fans as The Good Doctor, not to be confused with The Doctor, …
Sweet Dreams: Merlin Series 2 Episode 10
“Never before have the rulers of the Five Kingdoms come together in this way”, intones Uther to Arthur[1], standing on …
The Lady of the Lake: Merlin Series 2 Episode 9
It is a dark and stormy night. Gaius is wandering around like a hippy version of Brother Cadfael saying things …
The Sins of the Father: Merlin Series 2 Episode 8
Camelot in full pomp, and everyone terribly pleased with themselves, not least Arthur. But hark, what mailclad sociopath is working …
