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The Yellow Magazine, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

The Yellow Magazine

Literary publication showcasing writings, photography, and artwork from Thomas Jefferson College students.

Third Coast Poetry Center News, Vol. 2, Issue 1, Grand Valley State College. Thomas Jefferson College

Third Coast Poetry Newsletter

Newsletter of the Poetry Resource Center of the Thomas Jefferson College serving the Third Coast area.

An Exploration Of The Roots Of The Feminist Heroine In The Lives And Selected Works Of Robert Browning And Thomas Hardy, Pamela L. Smith

English Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Dramatic Work Of Eugene O'Neill Considered As To His Use Of Literary Dialect As A Unifying Element, Janet M. Marshall

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Division of Languages and Literature at Morehead State University by Janet M. Marshall in September of 1976.

Anais Nin's Under A Glass Bell : From Interior Fatality To Psychological Motion, John Harty

Master's Theses

Most of the critic ism on Anais Nin has been an overview of her entire work. Under A Glass Bell is included but, to my knowledge, no one has explored each individual story deeply enough since Nin herself recommends Under A Glass Bell as the book to begin with when reading or studying her works. Ibelieve that her recommendation is correct because Under A Glass Bell contains the nucleus of themes which she conc entrates on in all of her works, including the Diaries.

From New England To The Old Northwest: The American Odyssey Of The Jeremiah Greenman Family, Robert Bray, Paul Bushnell

Scholarship

No abstract provided.

William Dunbar: An Analysis Of His Poetic Development, G. David Beebe

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines the work of William Dunbar, a sixteenth century Scottish poet, in order to demonstrate that he is not, as he is often styled, a Scottish Chaucerian. It makes an analysis of the chronological occurrence of forms and themes in his poetry which indicates that his work can be divided into three periods: (1) an initial period in which his work deals with traditional matter and forms; (2) a second period in which he develops a distinctly personal poetic voice; and (3) a final period in which he perfects this personal voice and then relinquishes it for a …

The Sound And The Fury: An Archetypal Reading, Theresa Lee Pearson

English Language and Literature ETDs

Though The Sound and the Fury has received considerable critical attention since its publication in 1929, certain issues have yet to be resolved. Primary among these are the related issues of the novel's unity and of the possibility of an optimistic theme. The theory of archetypes postulated by C. G. Jung provides a model that helps to solve these problems. Archetypes are patterns of human experience though, as Jung insists, they can never be "reduced to a simple formula." However, one can speak of models that parallel the literary experience. The model that parallels this novel is that of an …

Shared Fire: Reciprocity In Contemporary American Indian And Related Literature, Geri Marlane Rhodes

English Language and Literature ETDs

The dissertation examines contemporary American Indian literature to see how emerging writers interpret the traditional Indian tribal value, reciprocity. While focusing on Southwestern Indian literature, the study views reciprocity as a Pan-Indian value. Defined as interdependence, the dynamics of the web of life, the 'law' that describes the interworkings of relationships, reciprocity is apparent in the treatment of food, kinship, point of view, marriage, space, advice, and prayer ( the key word of each chapter).

In American Indian culture, the web of life is not a static metaphor, but an actual description of what goes on between woman and man, …

A Study Of Re-Writing In The Poetry Of Arthur Hugh Clough, Patrick G. Scott

Faculty Publications

A 365-page study of how the Victorian poet Arthur Hugh Clough (1819-1861) created the distinctive self-conscious voice and multiple ironies of his poetry, with eight chapters providing (1), p. 1, an introduction arguing that the apparent problem of unfinishedness in much of his best poetry is closely linked to his creativity, followed by detailed accounts of his writing process in (2), p. 26, his early poetry at Rugby school; (3), p. 49, his shorter poetry written as a student and teacher in Oxford, including the poems collected in the volume Ambarvalia [1849]; (4), p. 101, his unfinished poem on the …

Samuel Butler’S Way Of All Flesh As A Sociological Novel, David Carter

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

To scholars of Victorian literature, Samuel Butler has always been a rebel who strikes out at society with wide-ranging criticism. After years of studying subjects as varied as music, art, biology, literature, and theology, Butler felt (like many Victorian writers) that he could make valuable social comments with his satires, travelogues, biological studies and one novel.

Critical studies of Butler have tended to treat in broad outline all facets of his life and work. This study, however, examines in depth Butler’s novel The Way of All Flesh, as the focal point of his critical analysis of Victorian society. It treats …

Poem No. 27, July 1976, Huntsville Literary Association (Huntsville, Ala.)

POEM

The Huntsville Literary Association was founded in 1967 to provide a community for writers, readers, and artists through workshops, readings, and educational programs. One of their key contributions is the literary magazine titled POEM which showcases original writings from both established and emerging writers. This issue highlights the work of Pat Lamorte.

Evaluation And Reader Response Criticism: Values Implicit In Affective Stylistics, Steven J. Mailloux

English Faculty Works

The reader is the central concern of reader response criticism, especially of the Iiterature-in-the-Reader Approach of Stanley Fish. Fish claims that his Affective Stylistics is only a descriptive method, and he disavows any evaluative potential for its description of the structure of the reader's response. However, on several levels Affective Stylistics contains implicit values: definitional, prescriptive, comparative, and ethical. Therefore, an evaluative tendency is inherent in the method. In fact, an examination of the premises and practice of Affective Stylistics shows that disorientation during the reading process is seen as both a literary and an ethical criterion of evaluation. This …

Keats' Use Of Drama In His Major Odes, Linda G. Stuckey

Theses & Honors Papers

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Glen H. Goodknight

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.