Description
Biographical Influence Paper
Assignment description from the syllabus: You will write two-page (500-750 words, double spaced) paper in which you research and report some of the ways Lewis and Tolkien influenced each other's writing. The paper will include biographical information (how the writers met, what groups and activities they participated in together), but its focus should be on how they encouraged (or discouraged) each other, gave feedback on each other's writing, and promoted each other's writing and publications.
Research: Here are some suggestions for finding reliable information for your report. (I would caution you about simply googling sources online since there’s a lot of unreliable information out there about these two authors.) Some of these works deal with one of the authors; others deal more directly with their connections and relationship:
Glyer, Diana. Bandersnatch. (a recent and excellent source)
Zaleski, Philip and Carol. The Fellowship: The Literary Lives of the Inklings.
Jacobs, Alan. The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C. S. Lewis
Sayers, George. Jack: The Life of C. S. Lewis
McGrath, Alister. C. S. Lewis: A Life
Carpenter, Humphrey. The Inklings
Carpenter, Humphrey. J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography
Below are links to two reliable online sources for information about these authors: