“... library terror - that feeling of being hopelessly overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of available books...”       — Owen Barfield

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It is an exciting time for Owen Barfield scholarship.  Work is now underway to publish his uncollected essays, and his as yet unpublished novel English People.  Anyone with an interest in Barfield may also be interested in these resources:

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• RECORDING from Poetic Imagination and the Rediscovery of Meaning - A Symposium celebrating Owen Barfield. ​​   Click here
  • ​Sunday 9 November 2025    
  • Cosponsors: Temenos Academy and Rudolf Steiner House.  
  • Participants:  Jeffrey Hipolito, Mark Vernon, Sir Ben Okri, Hilary Davies, Coralee  Frederickson, Simon Blaxland de Lange, Adrian Locher, and Owen Barfield

 

•  ACADEMIC BOOKS  on Owen Barfield
  • Owen Barfield’s Poetic Philosophy: Meaning and Imagination - Jeffrey Hipolito    Click here
  • Owen Barfield’s Poetry, Drama, and Fiction: Rider on Pegasus - Jeffrey Hipolito     Click here
  • What Barfield Thought - Landon Loftin     Click here
  • A Secret History of Christianity: Jesus, The Last Inkling, And The Evolution Of Consciousness - Mark Vernon.       Click here                       

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• PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS devoted to the Inklings frequently include articles about Barfield and his work:
  • VII      Click here
  • Journal of Inklings Studies     Click here

 

• Owen Barfield's LITERARY ESTATE      Click here

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• BIBLIOGRAPHY of Owen Barfield's published works & translations     Click here