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'''Harry Blamires''' (6 November 1916 |
'''Harry Blamires''' (6 November 1916 – 21 November 2017) was an English [[Anglican]] [[theologian]], literary critic, and novelist. Blamires was once head of the English department at King Alfred's College (now the [[University of Winchester]]) in [[Winchester, England]]. He started writing in the late 1940s at the encouragement of his friend and mentor [[C. S. Lewis]], who had been his tutor at [[Oxford University]], where he graduated from [[University College, Oxford|University College]].<ref name="Reginald2010">{{cite book|author=R. Reginald|title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L25ycEzuXxIC&pg=PA820|date=September 2010|publisher=Wildside Press LLC|isbn=978-0-941028-77-6|pages=820–}}</ref> |
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Blamires married Nancy Bowles in 1940, and they had five sons.<ref name="Reginald2010"/> He [[centenarian|turned 100]] in November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cumberlandnews.co.uk/news/Novelist-inspired-by-greats-of-English-literature-celebrates-100th-birthday-0bc87983-e217-4452-8085-6b3c8acec40d-ds|title=Novelist inspired by greats of English literature celebrates 100th birthday|publisher=[[CN Group#List of CN Group Titles|The Cumberland News]]|author=Matthew Cobb|date=2016-11-12|accessdate=2017-01-23}}</ref> |
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⚫ | His best known |
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⚫ | His best known works are ''The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think?'' and ''The Bloomsday Book''. ''The Bloomsday Book'' is a guide to James Joyce's ''Ulysses''. It was first published in 1966 and revised in 1988 and 1996 (as ''The New Bloomsday Book''); it continues to help readers of Joyce's best-known work to this day. ''The Christian Mind'' has been used as a textbook at hundreds of bible colleges and [[seminaries]] around the world. Blamires was also the author of ''A Short History of English Literature'' (1974; 2nd edition, 1984), ''A History of Literary Criticism'' (1991) and four books on the use of English including ''The Penguin Guide To Plain English'' (2000). |
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His death was announced on 23 November 2017, aged 101.<ref name="death"/> |
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Blamires died in November 2017 at the age of 101.<ref name="death">[http://www.christian.org.uk/news/harry-blamires-influential-christian-author-dies-101/ Harry Blamires, influential Christian author, dies at 101]. The [[Christian Institute]]. Retrieved 2017-11-23.</ref> |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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*''Devil's Hunting |
*''The Devil's Hunting Grounds'' (1954, 1st novel of trilogy) |
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*''Cold War in Hell'' (1955, 2nd novel of trilogy) |
*''Cold War in Hell'' (1955, 2nd novel of trilogy) |
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*''Highway to Heaven'' (1955, 3rd novel of trilogy) |
*''Highway to Heaven'' (1955, 3rd novel of trilogy) |
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*''The Faith and Modern Error'' (1956) |
*''The Faith and Modern Error'' (1956) London: S.P.C.K. |
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*''The Christian |
*''The Kirkbride conversations: six dialogues of the Christian faith '' (1958) |
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*''The Christian Mind'' (1963) London: S.P.C.K.; New York: Seabury Press. Reprint. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books, 1978 {{ISBN|9780892830497}}; Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2005. {{ISBN|9781573833233}} |
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*''Where Do We Stand'' |
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*''A Defense of Dogmatism'' (1965) London: S.P.C.K. American edition, ''The Tyranny of Time: A Defence of Dogmatism'' New York: Morehouse-Barlow. |
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*''Where Do We Stand'' (1980) London: S.P.C.K.; Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books {{ISBN|9780892830787}}; Reprint. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2006. {{ISBN|9781573833165}} |
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*''The Post-Christian Mind'' |
*''The Post-Christian Mind'' |
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*''On Christian Truth'' (1983) Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books {{ISBN|9780892831487}} Reprint. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2005. {{ISBN|9781573833127}} |
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*''On Christian Truth'' |
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*''The Bloomsday Book'' (A guide through Joyce's Ulysses) |
*''The Bloomsday Book'' (A guide through Joyce's Ulysses) {{ISBN|0-203-13747-7}} |
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*''Word Unheard'' (A guide through Eliot's Four Quartets) |
*''Word Unheard'' (A guide through Eliot's Four Quartets) (1969) London: Methuen; Reprint. London: Routledge, 2015. |
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*''Milton's Creation'' (A guide through Milton's Paradise Lost) (1971) |
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*''The Will and the Way'' (A Study of Divine Providence and Vocation) (1957) |
*''The Will and the Way'' (A Study of Divine Providence and Vocation) (1957) London: S.P.C.K. |
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*''The Tyranny of Time: A Defence of Dogmatism'' (1965) |
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*''Recovering the Christian Mind: Meeting the Challenge of Secularism'' (1988) |
*''Recovering the Christian Mind: Meeting the Challenge of Secularism'' (1988) |
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*''The Queen's English'' (1995) |
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*''The Penguin Guide To Plain English'' (2000) |
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*''A Short History Of English Literature'' (1974, 1984) |
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*''Twentieth-Century English Literature'' (1982) |
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*''A History Of Literary Criticism'' (1991) |
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*''New Town - A Fable, Unless You Believe'' (2005) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Born | Yorkshire, England | 6 November 1916
Died | 21 November 2017 | (aged 101)
Occupation | Anglican theologian, literary critic, and novelist |
Genre | Fantasy, Philosophy |
Harry Blamires (6 November 1916 – 21 November 2017) was an English Anglican theologian, literary critic, and novelist. Blamires was once head of the English department at King Alfred's College (now the University of Winchester) in Winchester, England. He started writing in the late 1940s at the encouragement of his friend and mentor C. S. Lewis, who had been his tutor at Oxford University, where he graduated from University College.[1]
Blamires married Nancy Bowles in 1940, and they had five sons.[1] He turned 100 in November 2016.[2]
His best known works are The Christian Mind: How Should a Christian Think? and The Bloomsday Book. The Bloomsday Book is a guide to James Joyce's Ulysses. It was first published in 1966 and revised in 1988 and 1996 (as The New Bloomsday Book); it continues to help readers of Joyce's best-known work to this day. The Christian Mind has been used as a textbook at hundreds of bible colleges and seminaries around the world. Blamires was also the author of A Short History of English Literature (1974; 2nd edition, 1984), A History of Literary Criticism (1991) and four books on the use of English including The Penguin Guide To Plain English (2000).
Blamires died in November 2017 at the age of 101.[3]
Works
[edit]- The Devil's Hunting Grounds (1954, 1st novel of trilogy)
- Cold War in Hell (1955, 2nd novel of trilogy)
- Blessing Unbounded: A Vision (1955, 3rd novel of trilogy)
- Highway to Heaven (1955, 3rd novel of trilogy)
- The Faith and Modern Error (1956) London: S.P.C.K.
- The Kirkbride conversations: six dialogues of the Christian faith (1958)
- The Christian Mind (1963) London: S.P.C.K.; New York: Seabury Press. Reprint. Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books, 1978 ISBN 9780892830497; Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2005. ISBN 9781573833233
- A Defense of Dogmatism (1965) London: S.P.C.K. American edition, The Tyranny of Time: A Defence of Dogmatism New York: Morehouse-Barlow.
- Where Do We Stand (1980) London: S.P.C.K.; Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books ISBN 9780892830787; Reprint. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2006. ISBN 9781573833165
- The Post-Christian Mind
- On Christian Truth (1983) Ann Arbor, MI: Servant Books ISBN 9780892831487 Reprint. Vancouver, B.C.: Regent College Publishing, 2005. ISBN 9781573833127
- The Bloomsday Book (A guide through Joyce's Ulysses) ISBN 0-203-13747-7
- Word Unheard (A guide through Eliot's Four Quartets) (1969) London: Methuen; Reprint. London: Routledge, 2015.
- Milton's Creation (A guide through Milton's Paradise Lost) (1971)
- The Will and the Way (A Study of Divine Providence and Vocation) (1957) London: S.P.C.K.
- Recovering the Christian Mind: Meeting the Challenge of Secularism (1988)
- The Queen's English (1995)
- The Penguin Guide To Plain English (2000)
- A Short History Of English Literature (1974, 1984)
- Twentieth-Century English Literature (1982)
- A History Of Literary Criticism (1991)
- New Town - A Fable, Unless You Believe (2005)
References
[edit]- ^ a b R. Reginald (September 2010). Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. Wildside Press LLC. pp. 820–. ISBN 978-0-941028-77-6.
- ^ Matthew Cobb (2016-11-12). "Novelist inspired by greats of English literature celebrates 100th birthday". The Cumberland News. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ Harry Blamires, influential Christian author, dies at 101. The Christian Institute. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 49. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.