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Editorial, Theodore James Sherman Oct 2002

Editorial, Theodore James Sherman

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

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Types Of Heroism In The Lord Of The Rings, Romuald Ian Lakowski Oct 2002

Types Of Heroism In The Lord Of The Rings, Romuald Ian Lakowski

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Studies Sam, Aragorn, and Gandalf as archetypal masculine heroes in The Lord of the Rings.


Middle-Earth: The Real World Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian N. Weidner Oct 2002

Middle-Earth: The Real World Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian N. Weidner

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Examines The Lord of the Rings as a reflection of its historical and social context and seeks Tolkien’s intent in inventing and describing the various societies of Middle-earth.


Applicability And Truth In The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, And The Silmarillion: Readers, Fantasy, And Canonicity, Sara Upstone Oct 2002

Applicability And Truth In The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, And The Silmarillion: Readers, Fantasy, And Canonicity, Sara Upstone

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Questions the exclusion of Tolkien’s works from “the canon,” examining various reasons why critics may exclude them and what critical theory might be more suitable for studying them.


It's A Wonderful Life As Faërian Drama, Christopher Garbowski Oct 2002

It's A Wonderful Life As Faërian Drama, Christopher Garbowski

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Applies the principles of faërian drama Tolkien developed in “On Fairy-stories” to analysis of the perennial Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life.


The Great War And Tolkien's Memory: An Examination Of World War I Themes In The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2002

The Great War And Tolkien's Memory: An Examination Of World War I Themes In The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, Janet Brennan Croft

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Examines Tolkien’s experiences during World War I and typical WWI themes in his writings: the pastoral moment, ritual and romance, and the sense of national literature. Looks at how Tolkien mythologized his war experiences in his fiction.


"The Homecoming Of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son": Tolkien As A Modern Anglo-Saxon, J. Case Tompkins Oct 2002

"The Homecoming Of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son": Tolkien As A Modern Anglo-Saxon, J. Case Tompkins

Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature

Looks for evidence of the Anglo-Saxon influence on Tolkien’s writings in his verse play “The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son,” both in style and worldview.