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A slow stroll through Narnia: re-reading “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”

June 28, 2020

Over the last few months I’ve been reading through The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, chapter by chapter, and …

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The Subtlety of Governor Gumpas – C.S. Lewis and a Detail of The Discarded Image

May 8, 2019

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

March 23, 2019

I’ve been giving some lectures on medieval literature this term, and it has required the enjoyable process of rereading bits …

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The Kingis Quair: An Interview with Dr. Jenni Nuttall

January 27, 2017

Dr. Jenni Nuttall is a fellow of St. Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford.  She has recently translated the …

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Just In Time: Medieval Drama, Time, and Mysteries

December 18, 2014

After reading Lucy Allen’s lovely piece “Time Present and Time Past: Winter Reading for St Lucy’s Day”, I ended up …

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The Last Dragonlord: Merlin Series 2 Episode 13

July 18, 2013

Season finale.  As the last episode suggested, Merlin is moving into a more traditional swords-and-sorcery mode of fantasy at this …

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The Fires of Idirsholas: Merlin Series 2 Episode 12

July 18, 2013

What do the people want?  A combination of Lord of the Rings and Doctor Who.  This seems to be the …

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The Witch’s Quickening: Merlin Series 2 Episode 11

July 18, 2013

The film critic Mark Kermode (known to his fans as The Good Doctor, not to be confused with The Doctor, …

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Sweet Dreams: Merlin Series 2 Episode 10

July 18, 2013

“Never before have the rulers of the Five Kingdoms come together in this way”, intones Uther to Arthur[1], standing on …

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The Lady of the Lake: Merlin Series 2 Episode 9

July 18, 2013

It is a dark and stormy night.  Gaius is wandering around like a hippy version of Brother Cadfael saying things …

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