The Oxford Inklings: Lewis, Tolkien and Their Circle

by Colin Duriez

Book Overview

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.

Meeting in pubs or Lewis's college rooms, they included an influential array of literary figures. They were, claimed poet and novelist John Wain, bent on 'the task of redirecting the whole current of contemporary art and life'.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745956343
• ISBN13: 9780745956343
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Lion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"