An Apology for Wonder “We men dream dreams, we work magic, we do good, we do evil. The dragons do not dream. They are dreams. They do not work magic: it is their substance, their being. They do not do; they are.” Ursula K. Leguin, The Farthest Shore Dragons delight […]
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“How should we be able to forget those ancient myths that are at the beginning of all peoples, the myths about dragons that at the last moment turn into princesses; perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave. […]
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C.S. Lewis’ fictional world of Narnia has delighted readers of all ages for generations. Though less detailed than his friend Tolkien’s Middle Earth, Lewis’ world of Narnia is nevertheless richly conceived and extensively detailed. Drawing upon all seven books, this class will explore the various details of this fantasy world, […]
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Here Be Dragons: A Literary Adventure Out of the mists that shroud the earliest days of creation and from the pages of many of our most beloved books, one creature stares with piercing eyes as the chiefest and greatest of calamities: the dragon. Human fascination with dragons is near universal, […]
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