{"product_id":"the-oxford-inklings","title":"The Oxford Inklings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Inklings \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of the friendships, mutual influence, and common purpose of the Inklings - a literary circle which congregated around noted writers C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. This book is great for those looking to learn more about the lives of the real men behind their notorious names.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting in the various pubs of Oxford or Lewis' college rooms, the Inklings included an influential array of literary figures. They were, as claimed by poet and novelist John Wain, bent on \u003cem\u003ethe task of redirecting the whole current of contemporary art and life\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor and Tolkien and Lewis expert \u003cstrong\u003eColin Duriez\u003c\/strong\u003e unpacks the Inklings' origins, relationships, and the nature of their collaboration. He shows how they influenced, encouraged, and moulded each other, as well as taking time to cover the less celebrated Inklings, neglected, he claims, for too long. What did they owe - and offer - to the more acknowledged names? What brought them all together? And what, eventually, drove them apart from their initial focus upon each other's writings?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookspeed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57080789827961,"sku":"ASI-5649","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/ASI-5649TheOxfordInklings.jpg?v=1776343628","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/the-oxford-inklings","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}