Article by Donald Williams from a blog called The Five Pilgrims, July 10, 2017 ote: This review was originally published in Mythlore: The Journal of the Mythopoeic Society 105/106, Spring/Summer 2009): 168-70. C. S. LEWIS AND THE SEARCH FOR RATIONAL RELIGION. Revised and Updated. John Beversluis. Amherst, N. Y.: Prometheus Books, 2007. 363 pp. $20.00, pbk. ISBN 978-1-59102-3. Surely one of the most…
This fascinating article about Tolkien and language is from a blog called: MARY LOVES THE UK an American’s Viewpoint of the United Kingdom Eärendil was a mariner that tarried in Arverenien; he built a boat of timber felled in Nimbrethil to journey in… ~ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1994) Clarification for all readers who have…
This article is by J. Conrad Matthews My wife and daughter asked me to watch a comedian on a talent competition. I needed a break from writing anyway. This was a good opportunity to convince my family was I a person and not part of the furniture that occasionally haunted the kitchen. I missed them a…
Part One: We Live in a Fairytale Part Two: Descent into Darkness Part Three: The Wood that is Perilous You live in a fairy tale. What fairytale? For that, you shall have to read the first part of this series on Defending The Wood Perilous, which you can find here. The second part…
This post from another blog is on a similar subject to the early Superversive blog post The Goals of the Superversive. The article is also available on audio on the original site. Of Mice and Men Without Chests by ANNA GITHENS At first glance one might surmise that the title of this article alludes to the characters…
This is a reprint of one of the original Superversive Blog essays. Let me tell you a brief story. As a child, I distained Cliffsnotes. I insisted on actually reading the book. I would like to instill the same virtue in my children. But recently, I made my first exception. My daughter had to…
This is a repost of an article by an author with the excellent name of William WIldblood. A sentence in John Fitzgerald’s recent post set me thinking. He wrote “The body of work left behind by the Inklings has helped re-mythologise the world and baptise the contemporary imagination”. I haven’t read much by any of the…
“I can put it no plainer than than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by it’s maker. And that may be an encouraging thought.” — Gandalf What is encouraging about this thought? Only persons can mean things. If Gandalf is right, someone more powerful than Sauron is at work…
Article by Thomas Davidsmeier We’ve all got a little Grima in us… Grima Wormtongue is the most repulsive of JRR Tolkien’s characters in the Lord of the Rings. This is an impressive feat given the presence of Gollum, orcs, and the Ringwraiths in the story. Maybe it’s his obsequiousness, or the way he stays behind…
The original essay that launched the Superversive blog! Our very first post is an introduction to the concept of Superversiveness by Mr. Superversive himself, Tom Simon! The Art of Courage by Tom Simon Behold the Underminer! I am always beneath you, but nothing is beneath me! —The Incredibles For about a hundred…