The Inklings was a literature discussion group associated with the University of Oxford. Among its members, mostly academics at the university, were J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, Hugo Dyson, Robert Havard, Nevill Coghill, John Wain, and Warren Lewis (C. S. Lewis's older brother). It met between the 1930s and the 1950s. The Inklings were literary conservatives who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. Christianity values are also notably reflected in their work. As was typical for university literary groups in their time and place, the Inklings were all male. (Dorothy L. Sayers, sometimes claimed as an Inkling, was a friend of Lewis and Williams, but never attended Inklings meetings.) Readings and discussions of the members' unfinished works was common in the group. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', Lewis's ''Out of the Silent Planet'', and Williams's ''All Hallows Eve'' were among the novels first read to the Inklings. Inklings readings and discussions were usually held on Thursday evenings in C. S. Lewis's college rooms at Magdalen College, Oxford. The Inklings were also known to gather at a local pub, The Eagle and Child, known to them as The Bird and Baby. Contrary to common belief, they did not read their manuscripts in the pub. Later meetings were held at The Lamb and Flag across the street, but The Eagle and Child has kept the cachet. The name was originally associated with a club at University College, Oxford, founded by the then undergraduate Edward Tangye Lean in ca. 1931. It consisted of students and dons, among them Tolkien and Lewis. Members were meeting for the purpose of reading aloud unpublished compositions. When Lean left Oxford in 1933, the club died, and its name was transferred by Tolkien and Lewis to their group at Magdalen. On the connection between the two 'Inklings' societies, Tolkien later said "although our habit was to read aloud compositions of various kinds (and lengths!), this association and its habit would in fact have come into being at that time, whether the original short-lived club had ever existed or not." Named after the Inklings is the Inklings society based in Aachen, and their yearbook, ''Inklings Jahrbuch für Literatur und Ästhetik'', published from 1983 by ''Brendow'', Moers. The yearbook contains scholarly articles and reviews, dealing with Inklings members in particular, but also with fantasy literature and mythopoeia in general. ==Related reading== *''The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friends''. Humphrey Carpenter (1979), ISBN 0395276284 == External links == *http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.html – An Inklings bibliography from The Mythopoeic Society University of Oxford British literary movements
Carpenter's book THE INKLINGS is well worth reading on this subject, imo. :Well, it sounds very interesting to me. But where can one find this book? ::I've added a link to the book to the article. Click the ISBN and then click 'find this book' on the book sources page. User:Angela Dorothy L. Sayers was not a member of the group. Really. She knew and respected some of the members, particularly Lewis, but did not live anywhere near Oxford and did not meet with them. User:Dandrake 08:02, Feb 8, 2004 (UTC) I've seen (ubsubstantiated) reference elsewhere to an association of the Inklings with Chesterton. Does anyone know whether this is the case, and if so, should it be included? - User:Finn-Zoltan The entry for The Eagle and the Child states that the Inklings met between 1939 and 1962, whereas this article states they met between the 30's and the 50's. Which is it? User:Suppafly 21:22, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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The Inklings was a literature discussion group associated with the University of Oxford. Among its members, mostly academics at the university, were J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Owen Barfield, Charles Williams, Hugo Dyson, Robert Havard, Nevill Coghill, John Wain, and Warren Lewis (C. S. Lewis's older brother). It met between the 1930s and the 1950s. The Inklings were literary conservatives who praised the value of narrative in fiction, and encouraged the writing of fantasy. Christianity values are also notably reflected in their work. As was typical for university literary groups in their time and place, the Inklings were all male. (Dorothy L. Sayers, sometimes claimed as an Inkling, was a friend of Lewis and Williams, but never attended Inklings meetings.) Readings and discussions of the members' unfinished works was common in the group. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'', Lewis's ''Out of the Silent Planet'', and Williams's ''All Hallows Eve'' were among the novels first read to the Inklings. Inklings readings and discussions were usually held on Thursday evenings in C. S. Lewis's college rooms at Magdalen College, Oxford. The Inklings were also known to gather at a local pub, The Eagle and Child, known to them as The Bird and Baby. Contrary to common belief, they did not read their manuscripts in the pub. Later meetings were held at The Lamb and Flag across the street, but The Eagle and Child has kept the cachet. The name was originally associated with a club at University College, Oxford, founded by the then undergraduate Edward Tangye Lean in ca. 1931. It consisted of students and dons, among them Tolkien and Lewis. Members were meeting for the purpose of reading aloud unpublished compositions. When Lean left Oxford in 1933, the club died, and its name was transferred by Tolkien and Lewis to their group at Magdalen. On the connection between the two 'Inklings' societies, Tolkien later said "although our habit was to read aloud compositions of various kinds (and lengths!), this association and its habit would in fact have come into being at that time, whether the original short-lived club had ever existed or not." Named after the Inklings is the Inklings society based in Aachen, and their yearbook, ''Inklings Jahrbuch für Literatur und Ästhetik'', published from 1983 by ''Brendow'', Moers. The yearbook contains scholarly articles and reviews, dealing with Inklings members in particular, but also with fantasy literature and mythopoeia in general. ==Related reading== *''The Inklings: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friends''. Humphrey Carpenter (1979), ISBN 0395276284 == External links == *http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.html – An Inklings bibliography from The Mythopoeic Society University of Oxford British literary movements
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Carpenter's book THE INKLINGS is well worth reading on this subject, imo. :Well, it sounds very interesting to me. But where can one find this book? ::I've added a link to the book to the article. Click the ISBN and then click 'find this book' on the book sources page. User:Angela Dorothy L. Sayers was not a member of the group. Really. She knew and respected some of the members, particularly Lewis, but did not live anywhere near Oxford and did not meet with them. User:Dandrake 08:02, Feb 8, 2004 (UTC) I've seen (ubsubstantiated) reference elsewhere to an association of the Inklings with Chesterton. Does anyone know whether this is the case, and if so, should it be included? - User:Finn-Zoltan The entry for The Eagle and the Child states that the Inklings met between 1939 and 1962, whereas this article states they met between the 30's and the 50's. Which is it? User:Suppafly 21:22, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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