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BBC Narnia Code with Michael Ward Online

by Travis Prinzi on April 17, 2009

michael_ward_headshotBBC’s special, The Narnia Code, which is about Michael Ward’s excellent work, Planet Narnia, is available online for another 6 days!  I plan to watch it sometime this weekend.  Don’t miss the opportunity!

Johnny did an interview with Michael Ward for The Hog’s Head just prior to the release of the Prince Caspian movie.

Find Michael Ward at his website.

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Around the Common Room

by Travis Prinzi on February 3, 2009

  • If you’ve been considering submitting a programming proposal for Azkatraz, now’s the time to do it.  The deadline was extended to Feburary 9.
  • Michael Ward: A Look at C.S. Lewis’s Poetry
  • A book discussion of some of Lewis’s Narnia books has begun at Leaky.
  • Speaking of Leaky, if you’re the social networking type, they’ve begun a large-scale, Facebook-type endeavor called “MyLeaky,” where you can sign up, become friends with other Harry Potter fans, join groups, keep tabs on events, etc.  If you do join, find me under username travisprinzi.
  • I’ve been planning a post on Bunyan for some time now.  John Granger recently posted some interesting thoughts on mirror imagery from his classic work.
  • Sorry I missed a January giveaway.  Giveaways will return in February.
  • Stay tuned for news on my forthcoming essay collection, Hog’s Head Conversations from Zossima Press.  I’m putting in hours of editing work right now.  I’ll keep you posted on progress, release date, etc.
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Hog’s Head Interview with Michael Ward

by Behold a Phoenix on May 16, 2008

by Johnny

Michael Ward is the author of Planet Narnia, a groundbreaking work in C.S. Lewis and Narnia studies, which is stirring excitement and discussion. In his book, Ward argues that each novel in the Narnia series corresponds to one of the seven planets of Medieval Cosmology. I met him at the February 2008 meeting of the New York C.S. Lewis Society, and I’m grateful to interview him for the Hog’s Head just in time for the film release. This interview will discuss the Mars element in the book Prince Caspian: [click to continue…]

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Dr. Ward on Prince Caspian and Mars

by Travis Prinzi on May 14, 2008

A couple of interesting Prince Caspian links:

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Zoe Sandvig: Cracking the Narnia Code

by Travis Prinzi 04.14.2008

Common Grounds Online has a lengthy write-up on Michael Ward’s Planet Narnia.

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Recommendation: Planet Narnia

by Behold a Phoenix 03.06.2008

by Johnny
Anyone reading the literary criticism of The Chronicles of Narnia will notice that C.S. Lewis scholars have no answers regarding the supposed disorganized, “hodgepodge” (as Tolkien referred to his friend’s creation) that characterizes the series. That is until Michael Ward and his seminal work, Planet Narnia came along. Ward believes that the popular explanation [...]

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