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Preliminary Matters: The Neglected Preludes To Charles Williams' Arthuriad, C. M. Adderley

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

Detailed explication of the “Prelude” in Taliessen through Logres and Region of the Summer Stars. Notes that much of the perceived difficulty understanding these poems is the lack of general knowledge of the historical and theological points of the Christian church to which they refer.

Duzen And Ihrzen In The German Translation Of The Lord Of The Rings, Arden R. Smith

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

Discusses difficulties in translating Lord of the Rings into German, in particular the complications arising from the second person plural: singular/plural and familiar/ deferential forms. Notes the special challenges in translating dialogue in a fantasy novel, such as conversations with animals and objects.

"The Church Militant" Resurrected: Mythic Elements In George Herbert's The Temple, Darci N. Hill

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

Discusses the third movement of George Herbert’s The Temple, “The Church Militant.” Reviews critical reception of the poem, and analyzes how it adapts “Christian myth to the classical epic formulas.”

C.S. Lewis’S Debt To E.M. Forster’S "The Celestial Omnibus" And Other Stories, Douglas Loney

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

Demonstrates the debt C.S. Lewis owes to three short stories by E.M. Forster: “The Celestial Omnibus,” “The Other Side of the Hedge,” and “The Story of a Panic.” Notes similarities in the character of Eustace Scrubb and other incidents and themes in Lewis’s works.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Glen Goodknight, David Bratman

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

A Book of Narnians: The Lion, the Witch, and the Others. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Map of Tolkien's Middle-earth. Text by Brian Sibley, Images by John Howe. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Patterning of a Fantastic World. Colin Manlove. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Man Who Created Narnia: The Story of C.S. Lewis. Michael Coren. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

A Barfield Sampler: Poetry and Fiction by Owen Barfield. Edited by Jeanne Clayton Hunter and Thomas Kranidas. Reviewed by David Bratman.

C.S. Lewis in Context. Doris T. Myers. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

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Fantasy Art And Warrior Women: An Aesthetic Critique Of Feminine Images, Joe Simmons

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

Discusses the significance of portrayals of warrior women in modern fantasy art, particularly in comic books and their associated items. Notes the good and bad points of such portrayals and expresses the hope that the spiritual dimension present in characters such as Lewis’s Jill and Tolkien’s Éowyn will come to play a greater role in artistic portrayals of warrior women.

C.S. Lewis' Linguistic Myth, Joe R. Christopher

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

Formalist/New Critical analysis of C.S. Lewis’s poem “The Birth of Language.” Concentrates on the imagery of Mercury, particularly in relation to language. Includes brief Platonic and Christian readings of the poem.

An Inklings Bibliography (55), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

In This Issue, Glen Goodknight

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

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Augustine And The Ainulindale, John Houghton

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

Points out similarities in the meaning of Genesis as St. Augustine set it out (particularly in Twelve Books on the Literal Sense of Genesis) and Tolkien’s account of the creation in the Ainulindale.

Artist's Comment, Paula Disante

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

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T.H. White's Defence Of Guenever: Portrait Of A "Real" Person, Amanda Serrano

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

Analyzes T.H. White’s characterization of Guenever, with detailed discussions of differences and similarities to Malory and Tennyson.

The Restoration Of Language In Middle-Earth, Louise E. Keene

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

“An analysis of how Tolkien uses language from the critical stance of chaos theory.”

Whose English?: Language In The Modern Arthurian Novel, Lisa Padol

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

Analyzes the use of language, mood/tone, vocabulary, syntax, idioms, metaphors, and ideas in a number of contemporary Arthurian novels.

J.R.R. Tolkien's "Leaf By Niggle": Word Pairs And Paradoxes, Anita G. Gorman

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

Examines Tolkien’s use of language in Tree and Leaf to “demonstrate the paradoxes inherent in Christianity [...] artistic creation [...] [and] ordinary life.” Asserts that Tolkien also “[suggests] the ultimate resolution of those paradoxes.”

Awakening In Fairyland: The Journey Of A Soul In George Macdonald's The Golden Key, Mary Riso

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

Sees MacDonald’s writing as a dialectic about “the conflict between what is and what seems to be.” Shows how the patterns and characters of his novels reflect his theology, especially as shown in The Golden Key.

Braid Yorkshire: The Language Of Myth?, Mary M. Stolzenbach

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

Examines the use of Yorkshire dialect in The Secret Garden, as well as the imagery of gardens, mothers, food, and nature.

An Interview With Owen Barfield, Astrid Diener

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

No abstract provided.

Dark Mirrors: The Scholar Guest Of Honor Address From The 1993 Mythopoeic Conference, Jane Yolen

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

Scholar Guest of Honor speech, Mythcon 1993. In exploring the “thesis that fantasy is as much of its time as beyond it,” Yolen examines various prejudices in a number of noted Victorian to modern fantasies for children.

The Search For Spring, Glen Goodknight

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

"This is the text of comments made at the Opening Ceremonies of the 25th Annual Mythopoeic Conference held in Washington, D.C. in August, 1994."

A Forgotten Children's Fantasy: Philip Woodruff's The Sword Of Northumbria, William A. S. Sarjeant

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

Gives a brief biographical sketch of the author and describes his historical fantasy novel. Illustrations.

Seraphim, Cherubim, And Virtual Unicorns: Order And Being In Madeleine L’Engle’S Time Quartet, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Discusses the symbolism of the various fantastic and supernatural creatures that inhabit L’Engle’s books.

An Inklings Bibliography (54), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

Duane, Diane. The Door into Sunset

Reviews, Glen Goodknight, Paula Disante, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The Chronicles of Narnia. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The 1995 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar. Art by John Howe. Reviewed by Paula DiSante.

Essential Writings in Spirituality and Theology. Charles Williams. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

In This Issue, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.