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A Reading Of Williams' Arthurian Cycle, Stephen A. Gottlieb

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

Detailed analysis of the symbolism and character of Williams’s Arthurian poems, which are “about the unities and disunities in human history that flow around the themes of order versus disorder and identity versus false identity or lack of identity.”

Letters, L. Sprague De Camp, Melissa Halpern, Jessica Kemball-Cook, Alan Cohen, L. D. Fleckenstein Jr., Jeremy Anderson, Michael D. Wiele, Joel Griffith, Eileen F. Doser, Steven Chan, Thomas P. Allhoff, Owen Barfield, Kevin Keach

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

No abstract provided.

Comments On Some Photographs, Glen H. Goodknight

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

Photos by Bg Callahan

Narnia And The North: The Symbolism Of Northernness In The Fantasies Of C.S. Lewis, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Reacting to a description of Narnia as analogous to Southern France, argues that “for Lewis, the way to God lay through the North,” and Narnia is a Northern landscape. Discusses at length the symbolism of North and South in various mythologies, and touches on the significance of Northernness in Tolkien and Williams as well.

The Ring At The Centre: Ēaca In The Lord Of The Rings, William H. Green

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

Examines instances of ēacen, or supernatural enlargement beyond normal power, in The Lord of the Rings, showing the influence of Tolkien’s familiarity with and preferred translation of the term from Beowulf.

An Inklings Bibliography (3), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Joe R. Christopher, Martha Krieg, Laurence Krieg, George Colvin

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

1977 Tolkien Calendar. Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Lord of the Rings 1977 Calendar. Illustrations by J. R. R. Tolkien, notes by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Adventure, Mystery, and Romance: Formula Stories as Art and Popular Culture. John G. Caweiti. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. Chris Steinbrunner and Otto Penzler (eds.). Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The Father Christmas Letters. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. Reviewed by Martha and Laurence Krieg.

The Middle-earth Song- book. Ruth Berman and Ken Nahigian (eds.). Reviewed by George Colvin.

From Elfland to Poughkeepsie. Ursula …

Some Reflections On The Great Divorce Of C.S. Lewis, Owen Barfield

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

Praises The Great Divorce because in it the two sides of the author—“the atomically rational Lewis and mythopoeic Lewis—I will not say united, but they do at least join hands.” Cogent argument is combined with “vividly imagined” narrative and descriptive imagery.

Dorothy L. Sayers And The Inklings, Joe R. Christopher

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

Notes known connections to Lewis and Williams on Sayers’s part (through the evidence of letters). Speculates on ways they may have influenced each other. Includes an excerpt from a Sayers letter on the Narnia books.

An Inklings Bibliography (2), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Sauron Is Watching You: The Role Of The Great Eye In The Lord Of The Rings, Edward Lense

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

Finds a source for the Eye of Sauron, and other representations of baleful eyes in Tolkien’s work (“one of the most pervasive and compelling patterns of imagery”), in the Celtic mythological figure Balor of the Evil Eye.

A Briefing For Briefing: Charles Williams' Descent Into Hell And Doris Lessing's Briefing For A Descent Into Hell, Ellen Cronan Rose

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

Asserts that “Doris Lessing’s naming of her book and its protagonist was both intentional and ironic, and that it acknowledges her indebtedness to the form of Williams’ fiction and her [...] futile gesture toward the Romantic amalgam of appearance and reality.”

"Surprised By Joy": C.S. Lewis' Changing Attitudes Toward Women, Margaret Hannay

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

Presents “those chauvinistic elements which have irritated so many women” who encounter Lewis’s work, and argues that Lewis’s attitude toward women altered in his life and his work as he matured. See also a letter and response in Mythlore #15, p. 27–28, 30.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, George Colvin, Joe R. Christopher

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

Tolkien and the Silmarillion. Clyde S. Kilby. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Compleat Enchanter. L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt. Reviewed by George Colvin.

Gerfalcon. Leslie Barringer. Reviewed by George Colvin.

Golden Wings and Other Stories. William Morris. Reviewed by George Colvin.

Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941): An Introduction to Her Life and Writings. Christopher J. R. Armstrong. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The Secret Rituals of the Golden Dawn. R. G. Torrens. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The Golden Dawn: The Inner Teachings. R. G. Torrens. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

Editorial, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Alexei Kondratiev, L. D. Fleckenstein Jr., Nancy-Lou Patterson, Jim Allan, Joseph R. Firneno, Alan Cohen, Mike Bazinet, Mary M. Stolzenbach, Margaret R. Purdy, Jessica Kemball-Cook, Valerie Protopapas, L. Sprague De Camp, Jeanne Wardwell

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

No abstract provided.

A Postscript On Kenneth Morris (1879-1937), Dainis Bisenieks

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

No abstract provided.

Reminiscences, Walter Hooper

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

Text of a talk at Mythcon VI by Walter Hooper, who worked for C.S. Lewis as his secretary for some time.

C.S. Lewis: Reactions From Women, Kathryn Lindskoog

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

Recounts the experiences of eight women (including the author) who knew C.S. Lewis.

A Toast To The Memory Of C. S. Lewis, A. C. Harwood

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

Text of a toast given by Cecil Harwood at the Friends of Lewis Party, 4 July 1975, at Magdalene College, Oxford. A collection of personal anecdotes by a longtime friend.

Reviews, Joe R. Christopher, George Colvin, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Dark Wood to White Rose: A Study of Meanings in Dante's "Divine Comedy." Helen M. Luke. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The Singer. Calvin Miller. Reviewed by George Colvin.

The Emperor Constantine: A Chronicle. Dorothy L. Sayers. Reviewed by George Colvin.

Mithrandir. Stephen O. Miller, illus. by Jean Brill. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Middle Earth—A World in Conflict. Stephen O. Miller, illus. by James Shull. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Editorial, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Margaret M. Howes, Jessica Kemball-Cook, Frank A. Hallock, Lloyd Alexander, Harry Warner Jr., Alexei Kondratiev, Pierre H. Berube, L. D. Fleckenstein Jr.

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

No abstract provided.

An Inklings Bibliography (1), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Toward A Sacramental Ecology: Technology, Nature And Transcendence In C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy, Ed Chapman

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

A study of ecological themes in Lewis’s Space Trilogy which concludes that Lewis was not (as many assume) hostile to science. Views it as “probably true” that he was “hostile to industrialism and technology,” however. Argues that “Lewis’s ecological concern was related to his vision of religious transcendence.”

Celtic Myth In The Twentieth Century, Evangeline Walton

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

Discusses Celtic myth and “the comments made on it and its influence by the Celtic-born authors who can be said to influenced [her] own work.”

The Role Of Warfare And Strategy In The Lord Of The Rings, Paul M. Lloyd

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

After a brief analysis of the medieval nature of the arms, armor, and troops in the War of the Ring, examines the strategic advantages and disadvantages of both sides. Postulates Sauron’s “poverty of imagination” as a fatal flaw. The realistic depiction of military strategy gives The Lord of the Rings a feeling of “true” history.

The Fool, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

No abstract provided.

Climbing Jacob’S Ladder: A Hierarchical Approach To Imagistic Mysticism, Joe R. Christopher

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

Discusses a number of poets and writers (including Lewis and Williams) related by similar philosophical and mystical traditions. Demonstrates how their work relates to Rudolph Otto’s definition of the Imagistic Way and its stages.

An Enlargement Of Being, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.