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The Lost Letter: Seeking The Keys To William's Arthuriad, John D. Rateliff
The Lost Letter: Seeking The Keys To William's Arthuriad, John D. Rateliff
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Mythcon 47 Guest of Honor address. The Arthuriad is dense with allusion and the reader often has a sense of missing much that goes on below the surface; as it happens, the reader is not wrong to be confused. Rateliff finds the keys that unlock this poetic sequence à clef in a relatively unknown letter Williams wrote in answer to a list of questions on the Arthuriad from C.S. Lewis, in the “gynecomorphical map” drawn to Williams’s personal specifications which served as endpapers to the poetry, and in Williams’s private life as revealed in letters and memoirs, in particular to …
1904: Tolkien, Trauma, And Its Anniversaries, Nancy Bunting
1904: Tolkien, Trauma, And Its Anniversaries, Nancy Bunting
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
A controversial speculative reading of J.R.R. Tolkien’s early years with his mother Mabel and brother Hilary. Applying our current understanding of childhood trauma and its later effects, definitions of abuse, and knowledge of the history of childrearing to a close reading of underused material from Hilary’s memoirs and Ronald’s artwork, among other documents, Bunting proposes a far less rosy picture of Tolkien’s early childhood than usually seen. However, statements from Tolkien’s official biographer, Humphrey Carpenter, hint at a great deal of suppressed material; it’s possible this interpretation may turn out to be closer to the truth than one might expect …
Noms De Guerre: The Power Of Naming In War And Conflict In Middle-Earth, Janet Brennan Croft
Noms De Guerre: The Power Of Naming In War And Conflict In Middle-Earth, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Considers named weapons, noms de plume and other personal name changes, place name changes. Un-naming is seen as both a political strategy and a key tactic of in Sauron’s arsenal.
Hearkening To The Other: A Certeauvian Reading Of The Ainulindale, Cami Agan
Hearkening To The Other: A Certeauvian Reading Of The Ainulindale, Cami Agan
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Applying literary theory to authors whose works interest us is “a kind of play that attunes us to the interior movements, voices, and processes” of their work. Analyzes the Ainulindalë using the literary-historical theoretical framework of Michel de Certeau as a way of understanding how the inhabitants of Arda, not just the readers outside the world, comprehend how they are situated in their history, and what this says about Tolkien’s understanding of history.
"A Wilderness Of Dragons": Tolkien's Treatment Of Dragons In Roverandom And Farmer Giles Of Ham, Romuald I. Lakowski
"A Wilderness Of Dragons": Tolkien's Treatment Of Dragons In Roverandom And Farmer Giles Of Ham, Romuald I. Lakowski
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
An exploration of Tolkien’s depictions of dragons in his stories for children, Roverandom and Farmer Giles of Ham. Draws on “On Fairy-stories,” the Beowulf lecture, the Father Christmas letters, and a little-known “Lecture on Dragons” Tolkien gave to an audience of children at the University Museum in Oxford, as well as source Tolkien would have known: Nennius, The Fairy Queene, and so on.
Tales Of Anti-Heroes In The Work Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Phillip Fitzsimmons
Tales Of Anti-Heroes In The Work Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Phillip Fitzsimmons
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Considers two stories which seem uncharacteristically anti-heroic in comparison to the rest of Tolkien’s legendarium—the story of Túrin Turambar, and in particular, the portrait of the failed marriage of Aldarion and Erendis in “The Mariner’s Wife” and its ecological implications.
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Tolkien's Philological Philosophy In His Fiction, Sherrylyn Branchaw
Tolkien's Philological Philosophy In His Fiction, Sherrylyn Branchaw
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Reading of several key passages in Tolkien’s works that tie back to and illustrate his deepest-held philosophical beliefs about philology. Among other examples, pays particular attention to Gimli’s speech about the Glittering Caves of Aglarond and to Faramir’s failure to understand the warning implicit in the place-name Cirith Ungol due to the drift of linguistic meaning over time.
Notes, Seona Ford, Joe R. Christopher
Notes, Seona Ford, Joe R. Christopher
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
An obituary of long-time Mythlore advisory board member and Sayers scholar Barbara Reynolds, who was closely associated with Dorothy L. Sayers. An anniversary appreciation of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; attempts to analyze its literary staying power.
Reviews, Nicholas Birns, Joe R. Christopher, Catherine Coker, Janet Brennan Croft, Mike Foster, Jon Garrad, Crystal Hurd, Yvette Kisor, Jeremy Larson, Laura Lee Smith
Reviews, Nicholas Birns, Joe R. Christopher, Catherine Coker, Janet Brennan Croft, Mike Foster, Jon Garrad, Crystal Hurd, Yvette Kisor, Jeremy Larson, Laura Lee Smith
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
The Collected Poems of C.S. Lewis: A Critical Edition. Edited by Don W. King. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.
Tree of Salvation: Yggdrasil and the Cross in the North. G. Ronald Murphy. Reviewed by Jon Garrad.
Anglo-Saxon Community in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Deborah A. Higgins. Reviewed by Yvette Kisor.
Surprised by the Feminine: A Rereading of C.S. Lewis and Gender. Monika B. Hilder. Reviewed by Laura Lee Smith.
Arda Inhabited: Environmental Relationships in The Lord of The Rings. Susan Jeffers. Reviewed by Jeremy Larson.
Joy: Poet, Seeker, and the Woman Who Captivated C.S. Lewis. Abigail Santamaria. …
By Calling, R. L. Boyer
Seasons Of The Soul, R. L. Boyer
Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood
Mythic Circle #37, Gwenyth E. Hood
Ornery Corn, William H. Wandless
Laser Cell Phones, Ryder Miller
The Diamond Face, October Williams
How The Fire Beings Became Slaves Of The Mer-People, Kevan Bowkett
How The Fire Beings Became Slaves Of The Mer-People, Kevan Bowkett
The Mythic Circle
No abstract provided.
Fulfillment, Nicolo Santilli
Call Me Leda, Chelsi Robichaud
The Shaman's Craft, Joseph Murphy
Undine, Adam Massimiano
I Am A Witch, R. L. Boyer
Deliverance Of Dreams, Nicolo Santilli
The Shaman Comforts The Fledgling's Soul, Joseph Murphy
The Shaman Comforts The Fledgling's Soul, Joseph Murphy
The Mythic Circle
No abstract provided.
The Shaman Meets With The Man In The Moon, Joseph Murphy
The Shaman Meets With The Man In The Moon, Joseph Murphy
The Mythic Circle
No abstract provided.
Saturn's Complaint, Kevan Bowkett
A Wild God, David Sparenberg
Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood
"Because I'M A Girl, I Suppose!":Gender Lines And Narrativeperspective In Harry Potter, Melanie J. Cordova
"Because I'M A Girl, I Suppose!":Gender Lines And Narrativeperspective In Harry Potter, Melanie J. Cordova
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Explores one of the interesting challenges in reading the Harry Potter series: the reader must eventually face the fact that Harry is not a totally reliable narrator or viewpoint character, especially as far as the female characters closest to him are concerned. Hermione especially suffers from his “teenage boy myopia.”