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Roy Campbell And The Inklings, Joe R. Christopher

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

Traces the history of poet Roy Campbell’s contacts with the Inklings, particularly Tolkien and Lewis.

The Fantastic Sublime: Tolkien’S ‘On Fairy-Stories’ And The Romantic Sublime, David Sandner

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

Discusses Romantic views of the sublime as they relate to Tolkien’s “On Fairy-stories.” Distinguishes the Gothic (“the literature of fear”) from fairy-stories and most children’s fantasy (“the literature of joy”).

J.R.R. Tolkien’S Use Of Nature: Correlations With Galicians’ Sense Of Nature, Maria Garcia De La Puerta

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

Presents attitudes toward nature held by the inhabitants of the province of Galicia in Spain, and notes similarities to Tolkien’s view of nature. Reproduces bookplate and title page of a Galician dictionary owned by Tolkien.

"I Seek No Dream … But Rather The End Of Dreams": The Deceptions Of The Story Of The Glittering Plain, Norman Talbot

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

Detailed examination of William Morris’s story, especially of its hero Hallblithe.

The Ultimate Time Travel Machine, Devin Brown

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

Response to earlier Mythlore article by Beare (issue #81). Addresses issue of time-travel, putting it in broader context—focusing not on the character but on the reader.

Reviews, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis: Companion and Guide. Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Diana Pavlac Glyer.

The Rhetoric of Vision: Essays on Charles Williams. Ed. by Charles A. Huttar and Peter J. Schakel. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Poetry of Dorothy L. Sayers. Ed. by Ralph E. Hone. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Inklings of Reality: Toward a Christian Philosophy of Letters. Donald T. Williams. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis: Mere Christian. Kathryn Linskoog. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis: Readings for Reflection and Meditation. Ed. by Waiter Hooper. Reviewed …

An Inklings Bibliography (57), Joe R. Christopher

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

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Mr. Bliss And Mr. Toad: Hazardous Driving In J.R.R. Tolkien's Mr. Bliss & Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In The Willows, David Sandner

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

Symbolic meaning of the driving of automobiles in Mr. Bliss and The Wind in the Willows, especially as contrasted with the activity of picnicking. Implications for the question of Nature versus Rural, technology, food, and home.

The Tutorial Of Torture: Finding Out The Awful Truth In That Hideous Strength And 1984, John R. Reilly

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

Contends That Hideous Strength and 1984 have the same theme, “that an objective view of morality is necessary for worthy human life.” Notes “similarities between the didactic devices which the authors employ,” such as Belbury/Oceania and Studdock/Winston, especially in their torture/ indoctrination. The biggest difference is in the resolution of both novels.

Here And There, Grace E. Funk

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

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An Inklings Bibliography (57), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

The Holy House Of Ungit, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Examination of Lewis’s use of metaphor, biblical imagery, and imagery associated with goddesses in Till We Have Faces, especially in the characters of Ungit and Orual.

"The Gift Of Death": Tolkien's Philosophy Of Mortality, Grant C. Sterling

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

Explores “why Tolkien chose to call death a ‘gift,’ and in what way the underlying moral vision [...] of Middle-earth is tied up with that concept.”