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Germanic Fate And Doom In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, Richard J. Whitt
Germanic Fate And Doom In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, Richard J. Whitt
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
The roots of Tolkien’s concepts in early Germanic understandings of the ideas of fate and doom are the subject of Whitt’s essay. Examines how these initially pagan notions were subsumed into the Christian idea of divine providence, and most notably blended together in the Old English Beowulf and Old Saxon Heliand, to provide a basis for understanding how even the Valar are subject to time and the fate decreed by Ilúvatar.
Dreaming Of Dragons: Tolkien's Impact On Heaney's Beowulf, Felicia Jean Steele
Dreaming Of Dragons: Tolkien's Impact On Heaney's Beowulf, Felicia Jean Steele
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
On the influence of Tolkien’s Beowulf essay, and his subtle shaping of our current cultural conception of dragons, on Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf.
J.R.R. Tolkien And Old English Studies: An Appreciation, Bruce Mitchell
J.R.R. Tolkien And Old English Studies: An Appreciation, Bruce Mitchell
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Some scholars argue that Tolkien did not fulfil some of his responsibilities during his thirty- four years as an Oxford Professor, in that he spent the bulk of his research time on his imaginative writings, thereby depriving scholarship of valuable works he - or other holders of his Chairs — might have produced. This paper leaves posterity to judge this issue, but in assessing Tolkien’s contribution to Old English studies, it will argue that one of them - his 1936 British Academy lecture, “Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics” - has had more influence than most of the products of …
Volsunga Saga And Narn: Some Analogies, Gloriana St. Clair
Volsunga Saga And Narn: Some Analogies, Gloriana St. Clair
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
“Narn”, one of the works in the Unfinished Tales, has many parallels with the thirteenth-century Old Norse Volsunga Saga, which Tolkien read and studied. This paper will assess comparisons between the heroes, women, dragons, plots, and tokens for their contribution to understanding Tolkien’s relationship to his sources, and will note Tolkien’s craft in source assimilation.
Publishing Tolkien, Rayner Unwin
Publishing Tolkien, Rayner Unwin
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
During the last thirty years of the Professor’s life, but especially towards the end, Rayner Unwin met, talked with, and worked for, J.R.R. Tolkien. It was a business relationship between author and publisher, but increasingly it became a trusting friendship as well. In an ideal world authors and publishers should always act in partnership. This certainly happened between Professor Tolkien and George Allen & Unwin, but in some respects, the speaker explains, the collaboration had very unusual features.
Tolkien’S Word-Hord Onlēac, Ricky L. Thompson
Tolkien’S Word-Hord Onlēac, Ricky L. Thompson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Explores “the stylized and conventional speeches” of Beowulf and the Green Knight as they “provide analogues for Tolkien’s heroes in The Lord of the Rings.” Contends that analysis of these speeches enhances awareness of many aspects of these heroes.
The Souls Of Animals: Evolution Of The Combative Ideal, Dee Anne Westbrook
The Souls Of Animals: Evolution Of The Combative Ideal, Dee Anne Westbrook
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines two stages in the life of the Northern European hero—initiation, and “end of his career, when he becomes victim.” Associates this with the mythology of animals and the hunter/warrior.
Mythopoesis: Specific Derivation, Sarah Beach
Mythopoesis: Specific Derivation, Sarah Beach
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Illustrates the transformative use of source material in fantasy by contrasting Merry and Pippin’s oath-taking scenes and their sources in Beowulf and Finn and Hengest.
Here An Orc, There An Ork, Ruth Berman
Here An Orc, There An Ork, Ruth Berman
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses several homophones of “orc” in fantastic literature as possible sources for Tolkien.