Editorial,
2017
Rutgers University
Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
A Long-expected update: I’m very pleased to be able to announce that the Mythlore archival website and online editorial management platform is now live. Through the generous sponsorship of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Mythlore and the Mythopoeic Society now have an official online home for back issues of the journal, The Mythlore Index Plus, and, eventually, other publications and society archives.
Treasure In The Archives: A Celebration Of Archival Collections,
2017
Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois
Treasure In The Archives: A Celebration Of Archival Collections, Laura Schmidt
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Describes the collection of the Wade Center at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, which holds extensive archives of the works of Mythlore’s three key authors—Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams—as well as fellow Inkling Owen Barfield, and writers Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, and G.K. Chesterton. Also discusses the structure and uses of archives in general.
Into The Wild Woods: On The Significance Of Trees And Forests In Fantasy Fiction,
2017
University of Białystok (Poland)
Into The Wild Woods: On The Significance Of Trees And Forests In Fantasy Fiction, Weronika Łaszkiewicz
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Surveys trees and forests in fantasy literature, paying particular attention to works by Charles de Lint and Robert Holdstock and their evocations of the sacred, the numinous, and the mythologically potent through arboreal imagery.
"Countries Of The Mind": The Mundane, The Fantastic, And Reality In The Landscapes Of Diana Wynne Jones's Hexwood And Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Series,
2017
Kansas State University
"Countries Of The Mind": The Mundane, The Fantastic, And Reality In The Landscapes Of Diana Wynne Jones's Hexwood And Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Series, Brittani Ivan
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
The landscape, in a piece of mythopoeic fiction, is more than a backdrop to the action- It is the story itself rendered static. The way each author arranges their landscape thus reflects their conception of continuities, discontinuities, and imbalances of power and reality between the mundane and the fantastic. I argue that by applying the postcolonial theories of Mary Louise Pratt, Michel de Certeau, and Homi Bhaba to the fantastic landscapes that are mapped or left unmapped by Diana Wynne Jones in Hexwood and Garth Nix in his Old Kingdom Series, it is revealed that the ideological divide between the …
‘A Warp Of Horror’: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Sub-Creations Of Evil,
2017
University of British Columbia
‘A Warp Of Horror’: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Sub-Creations Of Evil, Richard Angelo Bergen
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Considers Tolkien’s skilled evocation of evil and the way he manages to hold Augustinian and Manichean conceptions of evil in balance, particularly in his depiction of orcs.
J.R.R. Tolkien And The 1954 Nomination Of E.M. Forster For The Nobel Prize In Literature,
2017
University of Arizona
J.R.R. Tolkien And The 1954 Nomination Of E.M. Forster For The Nobel Prize In Literature, Dennis Wilson Wise
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Wise speculates on the involvement of J.R.R. Tolkien in the group nomination of E.M Forster for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954; he discusses not only the politics behind the nomination but reads Forster’s Howards End and A Passage to India in the light of the tension between Tolkien’s interests in nationalism and inter-racial cooperation.
Maleldil And Reader Response In C.S. Lewis’S Out Of The Silent Planet,
2017
Western Oregon University
Maleldil And Reader Response In C.S. Lewis’S Out Of The Silent Planet, Thomas Rand
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
On Lewis’s coinage of the name Maleldil and its linguistic implications.
Three Rings For The Elven-Kings: Trilogizing Tolkien In Print And Film,
2017
Texas State University
Three Rings For The Elven-Kings: Trilogizing Tolkien In Print And Film, Robert T. Tally, Jr.
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses the division of works meant to be whole into trilogies; primarily Tolkien’s lengthy novel, split into two volumes due to printing considerations, and Peter Jackson’s film trilogies of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Hugo Dyson: An Update (Note),
2017
independent scholar
Hugo Dyson: An Update (Note), David Bratman
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Updates Bratman’s 1997 essay on Inkling Dyson in Mythlore #82.
Robert E. Havard: A Closer Look At The ‘Medical Inkling’ (Note),
2017
University of California, Irvine
Robert E. Havard: A Closer Look At The ‘Medical Inkling’ (Note), Sarah O’Dell
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
A preliminary study on under-examined Inkling Robert E. Havard.
A Note On A Name (Note),
2017
(retired) University of Maryland, College Park
A Note On A Name (Note), Verlyn Flieger
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses a possible source for the name Trotter in early drafts of The Lord of the Rings.
Letter To The Editor,
2017
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Letter To The Editor, J. Aleksandr Wootton
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
A reply to a point made by Andrew Lazo in his essay in Mythlore #130 about Lewis’s comments on T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
Tolkien’S Theology Of Beauty: Majesty, Splendour, And Transcendence In Middle-Earth By Lisa Coutras,
2017
Dallas Baptist University, TX
Tolkien’S Theology Of Beauty: Majesty, Splendour, And Transcendence In Middle-Earth By Lisa Coutras, Phillip Irving Mitchell
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
The Fantastic Of The Fin De Siècle. Eds. Irina Grubica And Zdenĕk Beran,
2017
Independent Scholar
The Fantastic Of The Fin De Siècle. Eds. Irina Grubica And Zdenĕk Beran, Douglas A. Anderson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Laughter In Middle-Earth: Humour In And Around The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Maureen F. Mann,
2017
Rutgers University
Laughter In Middle-Earth: Humour In And Around The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Maureen F. Mann, Janet Brennan Croft
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Celtic Myth In Contemporary Children’S Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideology By Dimitra Fimi,
2017
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Celtic Myth In Contemporary Children’S Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideology By Dimitra Fimi, Glenn R. Gray
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
From Peterborough To Faëry: The Poetics And Mechanics Of Secondary Worlds. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Dirk Vanderbeke,
2017
Independent Scholar
From Peterborough To Faëry: The Poetics And Mechanics Of Secondary Worlds. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Dirk Vanderbeke, David Emerson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings Of C.S. Lewis By Donald T. Williams,
2017
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings Of C.S. Lewis By Donald T. Williams, Diane Joy Baker
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
The Invention Of Angela Carter: A Biography By Edmund Gordon,
2017
University of Arizona
The Invention Of Angela Carter: A Biography By Edmund Gordon, Dennis Wilson Wise
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Forgotten Leaves: Essays From A Smial. Eds. Jessica Burke And Anthony Burdge,
2017
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Forgotten Leaves: Essays From A Smial. Eds. Jessica Burke And Anthony Burdge, Cait Coker
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
