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The Hobbit Considered In Relation To Children's Literature Contemporary With Its Writing And Publication, Christina Scull

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

Considers The Hobbit in relation to other children’s books published during its composition and publication (ca. 1929–1937). Examines how The Hobbit was similar to and different from other fantasy of the period.

Looking Forwards From The Tower: The Relationship Of The Dark Ages In Northern Europe To Fantasy Literature, Patricia Reynolds

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

Describes elements of “Dark Ages” culture in Northern Europe known through history and archaeology (e.g. runes, swords, burial mounds) and notes their use in modern fantasy novels of Tolkien and others.

Sauron And Dracula, Gwenyth Hood

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

Compares Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Tolkien’s Sauron, noting both profound similarities and important differences, especially in the relationship of these villains and those they tempt to evil.

Misery Loves… A Root Of Villainy, Deborah Webster Rogers

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

Sees a common motive in three villains of fiction: Gollum, Captain Hook, and Salieri. Each believes that he lacks something “and devotes himself to making it good at the expense of a protagonist who has what the villain wants.”

Images Of Spirit In The Fiction Of Clive Staples Lewis, Charlotte Spivak

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

Shows how Lewis, in his fiction, “explores the phenomenology of Spirit through his creation of several numinous figures who reflect medieval paradigms.” These figures reflect both medieval allegorical meanings and Jungian archetypes.

Reviews, Taum Santoski, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Christine Lowentrout

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

The Lost Road and Other Writings. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Taum Santoski.

Seven: An Anglo-American Literary Review, Vol. 8. Beatrice Batson, David S. Robb, John Coates, Diane Edwards, Gwenyth E. Hood, George Musacchio, Brian G. Marsden, Stephen Medcalf. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Gesellschaft fur Literatur und Aesthetic. Gisbert Kranz. Reviewed by Christine Lowentrout.

C.S. Lewis and His World. David Barratt. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

Bull, Emma. War for the Oaks Paxson, Diana L. The Paradise Tree. Zimmer, Paul Edwin. A Gathering of Heroes.

Editorial Opening, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Judith J. Kollmann, Ruth Berman, Jorge Quinonez

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

No abstract provided.

To Clyde S. Kilby: In Memoriam, Donald T. Williams

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

No abstract provided.

Quenti Lambardillion: A Phoenetic Analysis Of Tolkien’S Invented Languages: Consonants, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Detailed analysis of the consonant structure of Quenya, Sindarin, Black Speech, Adunaic, Hobbitish Westron, and Khuzdul.

The Lion Behind The Wardrobe, Dixie Cochran

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

No abstract provided.

Memory Emancipated: The Fantastic Realism Of Mervyn Peake, Tanya Gardiner-Scott

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

Examines Peake’s experience of World War II (and in particular a post-war visit to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp) as significant sources for Titus Alone.

From Belbury To Bernt-Arse: The Rhetoric Of The Wasteland In Lewis, Orwell And Hoban, Kath Filmer

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

Analyzes the rhetorical modes used in mythopoeic literature, using as examples 1984, Riddley Walker, and That Hideous Strength. Focuses on the rhetorical use of the image of the wasteland in these novels.

Maskull And Ransom: The Dark Night Of The Soul, Matt Fisher

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

Traces the spiritual development of Maskull in A Voyage to Arcturus and Ransom in Out of the Silent Planet and Perelandra. Focuses on the concept of the “dark night of the soul” endured by both.

J.R.R. Tolkien: Creative Uses Of The Oxford English Dictionary, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philological training and work on the OED. Tolkien frequently chose historical rather than modern versions of words, causing great confusion to editors and proofreaders.

Archaic Pronouns In The Lord Of The Rings, Betty J. Irwin

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

Notes Tolkien’s careful use of the archaic forms of English pronouns to indicate significance, relationship, or affection. He uses them “sparingly but effectively.”

Tolkien's World-Creation: Degenerative Recurrence, Robley Evans

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

Argues The Lord of the Rings’s structure is an inversion of that of The Silmarillion, closely linking the two. Notes “some of the elements that are inverted and the pattern in which they appear.”

An Index To Mythlore, Issues 1 To 50, Patricia Reynolds

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

By author and subject.

The Council Of Stewards

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Patrick Wynne, Jorge Quinonez, Mary M. Stolzenbach

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

No abstract provided.

The Wardrobe As Christian Metaphor, Don King

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

Notes the frequency and importance of the door as a symbol in the Chronicles of Narnia. Relates this to scriptural examples of the door as the way to God and/or salvation, and to Christ as the door.

Editorial: Some Other Anniversaries, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

Crowley, John. Aegypt.

All The Comforts: The Image Of Home In The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Examines the importance of home, especially the Shire, as metaphor in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Relates it to the importance of change vs. permanence as a recurring theme in both works.

Minor, Early References To Tolkien And His Works, George H. Thompson

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

Completes the briefly annotated checklist of minor early secondary materials on Tolkien not represented in Judith A. Johnson’s Six Decades of Tolkien Criticism.

From Under Mountains To Beyond Stars: The Process Of Riddling In Leofric's The Exeter Book And The Hobbit, Christopher L. Couch

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

Compares the nature and function of the riddles in The Hobbit with their source in such Anglo-Saxon riddles as those collected in The Exeter Book, which were meant to provide spiritual instruction as well as mental exercise and a dose of humor.

Seeing Williams' Work As A Whole: Church Year And Creed As Structural Principles, Charles Huttar

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

Believes that Williams frequently used symbols related to the liturgical year of the Anglican Church, and to its creeds, in his fiction, poetry, and drama.

Frodo And Childe Roland, Robert Higbie, Joe E. Bryan Jr.

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

Suggests Browning’s poem as a source for Frodo’s quest in The Lord of the Rings. Sees echoes of the former in both the main plot and many details of The Lord of the Rings.

Founder's Thoughts "On The Journey", Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.