Tale as Old as Time: The Art and Making of Beauty and the Beast
January 30, 2012If you’re interested in fairy tales, you’ll likely want to read Tale as Old as Time, a non-fiction exploration of the creative process that transformed…
Month: January 2012
The Greatest Adventure
January 27, 2012My childhood years were a feast for the imagination, and for that I’ll always be thankful. Books were in abundant supply–stories of the best sorts…
The Tolkien Professor
January 25, 2012Would you be interested in listening to a PhD in medieval literature lecture on Tolkien? Most of us don’t have time (or perhaps finances) to…
American Folklore and Fantasy
January 23, 2012If I trace my lineage back, it goes to Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, and an assortment of other European countries. No small wonder then,…
Upcoming Fairy Tale Films
January 20, 2012Over the last few years, a record number of filmmakers have turned toward fairy tales for inspiration, and in 2012 alone, an intriguing assortment of…
Mythic Creature: The Yale
January 18, 2012Name: Yale or eale or centicore Appearance: Roughly the size of a hippopotamus or a large horse, the yale borrowed features from beasts as diverse…
Mere Morality in Fiction
January 16, 2012Christianity means more than adhering to a certain set of principles, more than observance of the law, as Jesus made quite clear in his dealings…
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
January 13, 2012“Glances of true beauty can be seen in the faces of those who live in true meekness.” Henry David Thoreau Lately I’ve been spending time…
Imagination and Our Views of God
January 11, 2012Yesterday, I browsed the online sample pages of a book entitled The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing, and the thought…
Fantasy and Lapses of Logic
January 9, 2012As a genre, fantasy requires a certain degree of creativity. It relies on freedom of imagination, which results in the construction of wondrous realms, full…