In my lecture this weekend, I'll talk about Tolkien's poem "The Tale of Tinuviel." Here is a link to a recording of Tolkien reading that incomparable poem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhDgJwcJcVk&feature=related
"The leaves were long, the grass was green,
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,
And in the glade a light was seen
Of stars in shadow shimmering.
Tinuviel was dancing there
To music of a pipe [...]
Wheaton College and the good folks at the Wade Center do a *GREAT* job of introducing speakers. This press release comes from their website:
October 20, 2010
Author Diana Glyer to Speak at the Wade Center on
“C.S. Lewis’s Fingerprints on the Map of Middle-Earth”
Author Diana Pavlac Glyer, presents a lecture titled “C.S. Lewis’s Fingerprints on the Map of Middle-Earth,” [...]
AslansCountry.com did a nice job describing the C.S. Lewis Literary Festival, comping up this October in Petoskey, Michigan.
Take a look: http://www.aslanscountry.com/2010/09/2010-c-s-lewis-festival/
y sabatical travels have ranged far and wide. One of my best trips was a short visit to Oxford last February. While I was there, I spent most of my time at the Bodleian, studying Tolkien materials.
I also presented a paper to the Oxford C. S. Lewis Society. Officers Brendan Wolfe and Judith Tonning offered a [...]
Catching up....
Back in October, Will Vaus and I were featured speakers at a book signing at the Mystery and Imagination Bookshop in Glendale, California. Local signings can be particularly energetic, and this event was no exception.
Josh Long, a Tolkien scholar and teacher at a near-by high school, had invited his class to attend the event, and he [...]
Plans are taking shape for the C. S. Lewis Foundation's Regional Retreat, October 30-November 1, in Navasota Texas. It will be a celebration of creativity and community, and this year for the first time it will feature a two- day writers track. Watch the website for details:
http://www.cslewis.org/programs/regional/sw/2009/index.html
Where:
Camp Allen Retreat in Navasota, Texas
When:
Main Retreat: October 30 - November [...]