Call for Papers: Edited Volume   
   "The Inklings and King Arthur"   
      
   This collection will compare the Arthurian works, especially the mythological   
   geographies, of Tolkien, Lewis, Williams, Barfield, their immediate   
   predecessors, and their contemporaries, using The Fall of Arthur as an   
   important keystone text. Topics may    
   include: Arthur in England during the World Wars, Spiritual Quest in a   
   Scientific Age, On Mythological Geographies, Lancelot as Earendel, Western   
   Isles and and Faerie Land, Perelandra as Avalon, Sarras as Valinor, Williams’   
   Anatomical Arthur, Williams’    
   Occult Arthur, and Owen Barfield's Holy Grail. Proposals should show evidence   
   of rigorous critical engagement and an original approach to the text(s) in   
   question, and must not be previously published. Include contact information   
   and institutional    
   affiliation; a brief introduction to the topic, including scope and texts   
   under consideration; the theoretical framework used; the main conclusions; and   
   the implications of this paper for the overall vision of this volume. In   
   addition, please submit a    
   curriculum vitae. Send abstracts of 500-1000 words to Sørina Higgins at   
   inklings.arthur@gmail.com by 1 February 2014.   
      
   Please view the longer version of the CFP on The Oddest Inkling:   
   http://theoddestinkling.mymiddleearth.com/2013/10/12/inklings-and-arthur/.   
      
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