Beschreibung:
The Oxford Inklings tells the story of the friendships, mutual influence, and common purpose of the Inklings, the literary circle which congregated around C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
ContentsPreface 11Introduction C.S. Lewis and the dinosaurs 15Chapter 1 Through love and beyond: Charles Williams, the enigmatic Inkling 28Chapter 2 Roots and shoots: Friends who will become Inklings 46Chapter 3 The 1920s: Oxford, wistful dreams, and a war with Owen Barfield 65Chapter 4 J.R.R. Tolkien returns to Oxford and C .S. Lewis meets God 91Chapter 5 The birth of the Inklings 109Chapter 6 The 1930s: Writing books they liked to read 132Chapter 7 The war years and the Golden Age of the Inklings 154Chapter 8 The close of the Golden Age 172Chapter 9 The Final Years 192Chapter 10 A fter the Inklings 210Chapter 11 Just a Group of Friends? 217Appendix 1 A n Inklings gallery 230Appendix 2 A select Inklings chronology 238Bibliography 252Notes 260Index 275Acknowledgments 288