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Charles Williams And Second-Hand Paganism, Judith Kollmann

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

Argues that unlike Lewis and Tolkien, who incorporate true pagan worldviews into their works as imperfect precursors of Christianity, Williams uses superficially pagan elements that are really a product of the Judeo-Christian world. Williams’s portrayal of the pagan/occult is more negative, while showing the attractiveness of such power.

Speaking In Parables, Kath Filmer

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

Examines how Lewis achieves the many levels of meaning in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by “use of mythic characters, references to everyday aspects of British culture, and Biblical symbolism.” Shows how Lewis “maintains the close relationship between these elements [...] and the form of the Fairy Tale”—creating a parable.

The Rings Of Power, Melanie Rawls

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

Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings” of folk-tales. Using information on the nature of the One Ring and other “statements and clues planted by Tolkien,” speculates on “how the Seven and the Nine acted upon their keepers.”

Halfe Like A Serpent: The Green Witch In The Silver Chair, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Contends that The Silver Chair presents “a complete feminine structure [...] in which the prevalent symbol of woman receives full expression.” This full expression is achieved with the Green Witch as the villain and Jill Pole as the heroine.

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Discusses the vowel systems of Quenya, Sindarin, Adunai, Hobbitish Westron, Khuzdul, and the Black Speech.

Editor's Opening, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Early Review Of Books By J.R.R. Tolkien, George H. Thompson

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Johan Schimanski, David Doughan, Paul Nolan Hyde, Thomas M. Egan, Benjamin Urrutia

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Jessica Yates, Sarah Beach, Thomas M. Egan, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

J.R.R. Tolkien: This Far Land. Robert Giddings. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.

The Book of Lost Tales Part II. J.R.R. TOlkien. Reviewed by Sarah Beach.

The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

The Restitution of Man: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism. Michael D. Aeschliman. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The High Kings: Arthur's Celtic Ancestors. Joy Chant. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach

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

No abstract provided.

No Exit: The Hero As Victim In Donaldson, Gordon E. Slethaug

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

Study of Thomas Covenant as a transformation of the standard fantasy hero, who is not permitted (in Tolkien’s words) “the Escape of the prisoner.” his fantasy world Covenant is victim and victimizer, whose eventual “acceptance of his own weakness and evil” allows him to subdue Lord Foul.

Subject Index To Mythlore Issues 31-39, David S. Bratman

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

No abstract provided.

The High King Of England, Paul Kocher

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

No abstract provided.

Uncouth Innocence: Some Links Between Chrétien De Troyes, Wolfram Von Eschenbach And J.R.R. Tolkien, J. S. Ryan

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

Sees a subtle but pervasive similarity between von Eschenbach and Tolkien in “tone and central philosophies.” Sees “the whole medieval treatment of the Percival/Parzival theme” as “a general source for the various aspects of the hobbit character.” Also sees structural parallels between Chrétien de Troyes, von Eschenbach, and Lord of the Rings.

Reviews, Jessica Yates, Thomas M. Egan, Verlyn Flieger, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Lawrence Mack Hall

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

The Book of Lost Tales. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.

The Book of Lost Tales. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien's World. Verlyn Flieger. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis -- A Study of till We Have Faces. Peter J. Schakel. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

In Search of C.S. Lewis. Stephen Schofield. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Spirits in Bondage, a Cycle of Lyrics. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Lawrence Mack Hall.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. C.S. Lewis. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

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Rochester The Renewer: The Byronic Hero And The Messiah As Elements In The King Elessar, John Houghton

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

Analyzes the character of Aragorn as an example of, and transformation of, the “Byronic” hero of nineteenth-century literature, through the addition of the redeeming and renewing qualities of a Messianic figure.

The Tolkien Tradition, Diana Paxson

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

Analyzes what makes a fantasy “in the Tolkien tradition” and applies this definition to a number of contemporary fantasy authors, including Ursula Le Guin, Richard Adams, Lloyd Alexander, and Stephen R. Donaldson.

Trees In Tolkien, And What Happened Under Them, Elizabeth Harrod

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

Analyzes Tolkien’s use of trees as symbols, using terms from Jungian psychology, Mircea Eliade’s studies of myth, and Buddhism. Sees the four hobbits as representing different aspects of the ego in the journey toward self-hood and individuation.

Dragons For Tolkien And Lewis, Ruth Berman

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

Discusses the revival of dragons in fantasy after a long hiatus (perhaps spurred by Victorian studies of dinosaur fossils), which both influenced and was further refined by Tolkien and Lewis, with a brief look at dragons in fantasy since their time.

An Inklings Bibliography (28), 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.

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Describes new linguistic information included in the recently published The Book of Lost Tales and The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays, as well as other topics.

Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach

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

Discusses how fantasy authors create characters, drawing on Jungian psychology and essays by Ursula K. Le Guin.

The Love Of Old Friends, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Melanie A. Rawls, Sarah Beach, Darrell Schweitzer, Susan Owens, Jessica Yates, Patrick Wynne

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

No abstract provided.

A Night At Mara's House, Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

A Myth Retold: C.S. Lewis' Till We Have Faces, Ake Bergvall

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

Attempts to show that 1) Till We Have Faces is “first and foremost [...] a myth working on various levels, although with realistic elements”; and 2) “the second part is a true answer to the earlier questions and is a satisfying coda to the novel.”

Mistress Of Creation, Alice P. Kenney

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

Discusses examples of women as creators (in the artistic and/or intellectual sense) and as inspiration for creative activity in others, in the works of Lewis, Williams, Sayers, and Murdoch.

Dwellers In The Land Of Dreams, Marthe Benedict

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

No abstract provided.

Invasion From Eternity: Time And Myth In Middle-Earth, Sally Bartlett

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

Compares the creation story and history of Middle-earth and of our world as set forth in the Bible, and shows “how every age of Middle-earth mirrors the Christian tale through [...] creation, degeneration, sacrifice, and renewal” without descending to allegory.

The Feminine Principle In Tolkien, Melanie Rawls

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

Explores the interaction of Masculine and Feminine principles (gender as opposed to sex) in Tolkien’s Middle-earth, showing how the balance of the principles in a character is an important factor in his or her place in the struggle of good and evil, evil resulting in many cases from an imbalance of these principles.