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Useful Little Men: George R. R. Martin's Dwarfs As Grotesque Realists, Joseph Rex Young Oct 2020

Useful Little Men: George R. R. Martin's Dwarfs As Grotesque Realists, Joseph Rex Young

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

No abstract provided.


A Cosmic Shift In The Screwtape Letters, Brenton D.G. Dickieson Oct 2020

A Cosmic Shift In The Screwtape Letters, Brenton D.G. Dickieson

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

No abstract provided.


Tom Bombadil And The Spirit Of Objectivity, Dani Inkpen Oct 2020

Tom Bombadil And The Spirit Of Objectivity, Dani Inkpen

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

No abstract provided.


The "Polish Inkling": Professor Przemyslaw Mroczkowski As J.R.R. Tolkien's Friend And Scholar, Łukasz Neubauer Oct 2020

The "Polish Inkling": Professor Przemyslaw Mroczkowski As J.R.R. Tolkien's Friend And Scholar, Łukasz Neubauer

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

No abstract provided.


Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, By Christopher A. Snyder, Zachary D. Schmoll Oct 2020

Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, By Christopher A. Snyder, Zachary D. Schmoll

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

No abstract provided.


Utopian And Dystopian Themes In Tolkien's Legendarium, By Mark Doyle, Robert T. Tally Jr. Oct 2020

Utopian And Dystopian Themes In Tolkien's Legendarium, By Mark Doyle, Robert T. Tally Jr.

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

No abstract provided.


"I Wolde Be There / Byyonde The Water": Consolation In Pearl And The Silver Chair, Tiffany E. Schubert Oct 2020

"I Wolde Be There / Byyonde The Water": Consolation In Pearl And The Silver Chair, Tiffany E. Schubert

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

No abstract provided.


The Inner Consistency Of Mythology: The Mythological Kernel And Adaptation In The Golden Compass, Douglas A. Barnim Oct 2020

The Inner Consistency Of Mythology: The Mythological Kernel And Adaptation In The Golden Compass, Douglas A. Barnim

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

No abstract provided.


Tolkien's Lost Knights, Ben Reinhard Oct 2020

Tolkien's Lost Knights, Ben Reinhard

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

No abstract provided.


A Dictionary Of Symbols: Revised And Expanded, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2020

A Dictionary Of Symbols: Revised And Expanded, Janet Brennan Croft

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

No abstract provided.


"Her Enchanted Hair": Rossetti, "Lady Lilith," And The Victorian Fascination With Hair As Influences On Tolkien, Kathryn Colvin Oct 2020

"Her Enchanted Hair": Rossetti, "Lady Lilith," And The Victorian Fascination With Hair As Influences On Tolkien, Kathryn Colvin

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

No abstract provided.


Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2020

Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

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

No abstract provided.


Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy And The World’S Pain, By Mark Scroggins, And The Law Of Chaos: The Multiverse Of Michael Moorcock, By Jeff Gardiner, David L. Emerson Oct 2020

Michael Moorcock: Fiction, Fantasy And The World’S Pain, By Mark Scroggins, And The Law Of Chaos: The Multiverse Of Michael Moorcock, By Jeff Gardiner, David L. Emerson

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

No abstract provided.


Reality, Magic, And Other Lies: Fairy-Tale Film Truths, Alissa Renales Oct 2020

Reality, Magic, And Other Lies: Fairy-Tale Film Truths, Alissa Renales

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

No abstract provided.


The Nibelungenlied: With The Klage, Translated By William T. Whobrey, Larry J. Swain Oct 2020

The Nibelungenlied: With The Klage, Translated By William T. Whobrey, Larry J. Swain

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

No abstract provided.


The Worlds Of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-Earth, By John Garth, Mike Foster Oct 2020

The Worlds Of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places That Inspired Middle-Earth, By John Garth, Mike Foster

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

No abstract provided.


"No Sex Please, We're Narnians": Turkish Delight, Twelfth Night, And The Problem Of Susan, Andy Gordon Oct 2020

"No Sex Please, We're Narnians": Turkish Delight, Twelfth Night, And The Problem Of Susan, Andy Gordon

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

No abstract provided.


Music In Tolkien's Work And Beyond, Edited By Julian Eilmann And Friedhelm Schneidewind, Megan N. Fontenot Oct 2020

Music In Tolkien's Work And Beyond, Edited By Julian Eilmann And Friedhelm Schneidewind, Megan N. Fontenot

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

No abstract provided.


Myth-Building In Modern Media: The Role Of The Mytharc In Imagined Worlds, By A.J. Black, Maria Alberto Oct 2020

Myth-Building In Modern Media: The Role Of The Mytharc In Imagined Worlds, By A.J. Black, Maria Alberto

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

No abstract provided.


"Written By The Finger Of God": C.S. Lewis And Historical Judgement, Phillip Irving Mitchell May 2020

"Written By The Finger Of God": C.S. Lewis And Historical Judgement, Phillip Irving Mitchell

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

Lewis’s distrust of scientific laws for history, rather than undercutting his practice of literary history, existed alongside a basic, cautionary trust in representing the past. His methods of history writing included offering an overall plot, developing characters and corporate quasi-characters, and making analogies with the present to increase readerly sympathy (or antipathy) with long-gone cultures. Despite his strong rhetorical tendency to generalize, Lewis did not place absolute faith in his historical narratives. They were made to be argued with, supplemented, and even over-turned. The article pays particular attention to three documents from Lewis’s career as a literary historian: 1) his …


In Memoriam: The Last Inkling, John Rateliff May 2020

In Memoriam: The Last Inkling, John Rateliff

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

The author of The History of the Hobbit remembers Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020) and recounts a history of their interactions over the years.


In Memoriam: Marquette Memories Of Christopher Tolkien, William M. Fliss May 2020

In Memoriam: Marquette Memories Of Christopher Tolkien, William M. Fliss

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

The curator of the Marquette University Archives remembers Christopher Tolkien (1924–2020) through a brief history of his relationship with the archives.


Celtic Myth In The 21st Century: The Gods And Their Stories In A Global Perspective, Edited By Emily Lyle, Maria Alberto May 2020

Celtic Myth In The 21st Century: The Gods And Their Stories In A Global Perspective, Edited By Emily Lyle, Maria Alberto

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

No abstract provided.


Inklings Of Truth: Essays To Mark The Anniversaries Of C.S. Lewis And J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Paul Shrimpton, Austin Freeman May 2020

Inklings Of Truth: Essays To Mark The Anniversaries Of C.S. Lewis And J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Paul Shrimpton, Austin Freeman

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

No abstract provided.


Informing The Inklings: George Macdonald And The Victorian Roots Of Modern Fantasy, Edited By Michael Partridge And Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Tiffany Brooke Martin May 2020

Informing The Inklings: George Macdonald And The Victorian Roots Of Modern Fantasy, Edited By Michael Partridge And Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, Tiffany Brooke Martin

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

No abstract provided.


Tractacus De Deificatione Sexdecim Heroum Per Martianum De Sancto Alosio / A Treatise On The Deification Of Sixteen Heroes By Marziano Da Sant’ Alosio, With Text, Translation, Introduction, And Notes By Ross G.R. Caldwell And Marco Ponzi; The Marziano Tarot The Oldest Known Tarot Deck Conceived By Marziano Da Tortona First Created By Michelino Da Besozzo In Milan Between 1412 And 1425; Con Gli Occhi Et Con L’Intelletto / Explaining The Tarot In Sixteenth Century Italy, Translation And Commentary By Ross Sinclair Caldwell, Thierry Depaulis, And Marco Ponzi, Emily E. Auger May 2020

Tractacus De Deificatione Sexdecim Heroum Per Martianum De Sancto Alosio / A Treatise On The Deification Of Sixteen Heroes By Marziano Da Sant’ Alosio, With Text, Translation, Introduction, And Notes By Ross G.R. Caldwell And Marco Ponzi; The Marziano Tarot The Oldest Known Tarot Deck Conceived By Marziano Da Tortona First Created By Michelino Da Besozzo In Milan Between 1412 And 1425; Con Gli Occhi Et Con L’Intelletto / Explaining The Tarot In Sixteenth Century Italy, Translation And Commentary By Ross Sinclair Caldwell, Thierry Depaulis, And Marco Ponzi, Emily E. Auger

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

No abstract provided.


The Unicorn As The Embodiment Of The Numinous In The Works Of Peter S. Beagle, Weronika Łaszkiewicz May 2020

The Unicorn As The Embodiment Of The Numinous In The Works Of Peter S. Beagle, Weronika Łaszkiewicz

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

This article examines Peter S. Beagle’s depiction of unicorns in his two recent works, In Calabria (2017) and “My Son Heydari and the Karkadann” (2017), in order to demonstrate how these mythic creatures embody Rudolf Otto’s concept of the numinous (defined as mysterium tremendum et fascinans) and thus expand the unicorn imagery developed by the writer since his 1968 The Last Unicorn.


The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers And Her Oxford Circle Remade The World For Women By Mo Moulton, Barbara L. Prescott May 2020

The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers And Her Oxford Circle Remade The World For Women By Mo Moulton, Barbara L. Prescott

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

No abstract provided.


Further Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia, By Joseph Pearce, Chad Chisholm May 2020

Further Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia, By Joseph Pearce, Chad Chisholm

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

No abstract provided.


Tolkien And Philosophy, Edited By Roberto Arduini And Claudio A. Testi, David Emerson May 2020

Tolkien And Philosophy, Edited By Roberto Arduini And Claudio A. Testi, David Emerson

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

No abstract provided.