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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

No abstract provided.


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.


Mythcon 33 - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare And Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society Jul 2002

Mythcon 33 - A Midsummer Night's Dream: Shakespeare And Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Mythcon 33's primary conference theme focuses on William Shakespeare both as an influence on modern fantasy literature and as a fantasist himself. A secondary theme for this thirty-third conference is "Coming of Age."


Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2002

Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2002

Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Lion And The Whale, Joey Madia Jul 2002

The Lion And The Whale, Joey Madia

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Crossings, John Savoie Jul 2002

Crossings, John Savoie

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


She Is A Lady With Breeding, Lala Heine-Koehn Jul 2002

She Is A Lady With Breeding, Lala Heine-Koehn

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Fisherman And His Wife, Lorraine Tolliver Jul 2002

The Fisherman And His Wife, Lorraine Tolliver

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The New Landscape, Lala Heine-Koehn Jul 2002

The New Landscape, Lala Heine-Koehn

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Six Dancing Daughters, Maria Ott Tatham Jul 2002

The Six Dancing Daughters, Maria Ott Tatham

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Resurrection, Melanie Arrowood Wilcox Jul 2002

Resurrection, Melanie Arrowood Wilcox

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Soulshredder, Lee Clark Zumpe Jul 2002

Soulshredder, Lee Clark Zumpe

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Papa Origami, Christina Kloess Jul 2002

Papa Origami, Christina Kloess

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Stolen Child, John Adcox Jul 2002

The Stolen Child, John Adcox

The Mythic Circle

Prelude to Blackthorne Faire


Birds And Bodbgline, J. A. Howe Jul 2002

Birds And Bodbgline, J. A. Howe

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Mythic Circle #25, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2002

Mythic Circle #25, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Twelve, Joey Madia Jul 2002

The Twelve, Joey Madia

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.