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The Cousin Couple, Richard Fellinger Nov 2006

The Cousin Couple, Richard Fellinger

Westview

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Autumn Song, Scott K. Odom Nov 2006

Autumn Song, Scott K. Odom

Westview

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Guilt, Margaret H. Brooks Nov 2006

Guilt, Margaret H. Brooks

Westview

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Angel Fire, New Mexico, Mary Cimarolli Nov 2006

Angel Fire, New Mexico, Mary Cimarolli

Westview

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Windfarm, John Bradshaw Nov 2006

Windfarm, John Bradshaw

Westview

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On The Beara Peninsula, Matthew Brennan Nov 2006

On The Beara Peninsula, Matthew Brennan

Westview

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Night-Piece In Cork At The Ambassador Hotel, Matthew Brennan Nov 2006

Night-Piece In Cork At The Ambassador Hotel, Matthew Brennan

Westview

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A Time To Walk The Ocean Floor, Rick Taylor Nov 2006

A Time To Walk The Ocean Floor, Rick Taylor

Westview

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Sylvia Williams, Boarding House Owner, Robert Cooperman Nov 2006

Sylvia Williams, Boarding House Owner, Robert Cooperman

Westview

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John Sprockett Considers The Widow Burden And William Eagle Feather, Robert Cooperman Nov 2006

John Sprockett Considers The Widow Burden And William Eagle Feather, Robert Cooperman

Westview

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William Eagle Feather , After A Visit From Chief Many Horses, Robert Cooperman Nov 2006

William Eagle Feather , After A Visit From Chief Many Horses, Robert Cooperman

Westview

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As Large As The Universe, Rick Taylor Nov 2006

As Large As The Universe, Rick Taylor

Westview

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Lord Dunsany And The Great War: Don Rodriguez And The Rebirth Of Romance, David J. Carlson Oct 2006

Lord Dunsany And The Great War: Don Rodriguez And The Rebirth Of Romance, David J. Carlson

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

Considers Lord Dunsany’s response to the Great War and modernized conflict in general in Don Rodriguez. In a pivotal section of this Quixotic romantic adventure, the character of Rodriguez is shown visions of modern war that cause him to question not just his heroic warrior ideals, but the purpose of Creation itself; his following adventures are increasingly in the ironic mode. Rodriguez is able to transcend his experiences in the end.

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Myth Maker, Unicorn Maker: C.S. Lewis And The Reshaping Of Medieval Thought, Chad Wriglesworth Oct 2006

Myth Maker, Unicorn Maker: C.S. Lewis And The Reshaping Of Medieval Thought, Chad Wriglesworth

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

Deals with Lewis’s use of medieval legends and religious symbolism of the unicorn in two versions of a poem about the Ark and in The Last Battle and The Great Divorce.

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"Surely You Don't Disbelieve": Tolkien And Pius X: Anti-Modernism In Middle-Earth, A. R. Bossert Oct 2006

"Surely You Don't Disbelieve": Tolkien And Pius X: Anti-Modernism In Middle-Earth, A. R. Bossert

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

The disruption caused by a war of ideas is detailed in this paper on Pope Pius X and the Catholic Church’s response to modernism in the early years of the century, and shows this controversy’s clear influence on Tolkien’s thinking in his letters and fiction.

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Wise Warriors In Tolkien, Lewis, And Rowling, Ernelle Fife Oct 2006

Wise Warriors In Tolkien, Lewis, And Rowling, Ernelle Fife

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

Discusses the concept of the wise woman warrior, focusing primarily on Éowyn, Orual, and Hermione Granger but bringing in other characters from the works of Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling as well.

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Bombadil's Role In The Lord Of The Rings, Michael Treschow, Mark Duckworth Oct 2006

Bombadil's Role In The Lord Of The Rings, Michael Treschow, Mark Duckworth

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

Investigates the oft-maligned Tom Bombadil chapters of The Lord of the Rings, revealing their centrality to Tolkien’s philosophy and Tom’s frequently overlooked symbolic importance at later points in the book.

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Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2006

Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

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

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"In The Hilt Is Fame": Resonances Of Medieval Swords And Sword-Lore In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, K. S. Whetter, R. Andrew Mcdonald Oct 2006

"In The Hilt Is Fame": Resonances Of Medieval Swords And Sword-Lore In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings, K. S. Whetter, R. Andrew Mcdonald

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

Examines legends and lore of famous swords in medieval Germanic, Norse, Celtic and English literature, and how Tolkien adapted and added them to his rich history in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

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The Theory And Practice Of Alliterative Verse In The Work Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark F. Hall Oct 2006

The Theory And Practice Of Alliterative Verse In The Work Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Mark F. Hall

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

Studies Tolkien’s use of alliterative meter in his poetry, both that embedded in The Lord of the Rings and that published separately elsewhere.

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The Shell-Shocked Hobbit: The First World War And Tolkien's Trauma Of The Ring, Michael Livingston Oct 2006

The Shell-Shocked Hobbit: The First World War And Tolkien's Trauma Of The Ring, Michael Livingston

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

Describes the Battle of the Somme and Tolkien’s participation in it. Pointing out the parallels between the battle-scarred landscapes of Northern Europe and Middle-earth, Livingston notes that while they are worth cataloging, it is Tolkien’s nuanced and sympathetic depiction of Frodo’s post-traumatic stress disorder that is the most compelling result of the author’s war experiences. Provides a good overview of Tolkien’s war experiences and his literary response to them.

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Playing By The Rules: Kipling's "Great Game" Vs. "The Great Dance" In C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, Teresa Hooper Oct 2006

Playing By The Rules: Kipling's "Great Game" Vs. "The Great Dance" In C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy, Teresa Hooper

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

Shows C.S. Lewis in dialogue with Rudyard Kipling about the themes of the Great Game and the Inner Circle, which Lewis resolves in the resonant image of the Great Dance.

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An Unexpected Guest, Anne Amison Oct 2006

An Unexpected Guest, Anne Amison

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

Traces the unexpected influence of William Morris’s Icelandic Journals and News From Nowhere on The Hobbit and the world of The Shire.

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Dreaming Of Dragons: Tolkien's Impact On Heaney's Beowulf, Felicia Jean Steele Oct 2006

Dreaming Of Dragons: Tolkien's Impact On Heaney's Beowulf, Felicia Jean Steele

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

On the influence of Tolkien’s Beowulf essay, and his subtle shaping of our current cultural conception of dragons, on Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf.

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From Isolation To Community: Frodo's Incomplete Personal Quest In The Lord Of The Rings, Devin Brown Oct 2006

From Isolation To Community: Frodo's Incomplete Personal Quest In The Lord Of The Rings, Devin Brown

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

Studies the inner quest that takes Frodo from isolation to community in The Lord of the Rings.

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"Where Is That Worthless Dreamer?" Bottom's Fantastic Redemption In Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frank P. Riga Oct 2006

"Where Is That Worthless Dreamer?" Bottom's Fantastic Redemption In Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Frank P. Riga

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

A study of Michael Hoffmann’s reinterpretation of Bottom in his 1999 film of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which treats Bottom and his interactions with Faërie seriously rather than farcically and resonates throughout the film in a shifting of focus from the aristocratic court to the dignity of the common man and his worthiness to enter Faërie.

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Mythcon 37 - The Map & The Territory: Maps And Landscapes In Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society Aug 2006

Mythcon 37 - The Map & The Territory: Maps And Landscapes In Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Held in Norman, OK (Aug 4-7, 2006), this conference focused on the maps and landscapes in fantasy. It includes a track on Native American Fantasy/Native Americans in Fantasy.

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Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2006

Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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The Hewer, S. Dorman Jul 2006

The Hewer, S. Dorman

The Mythic Circle

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House Of Stone, David Landrum Jul 2006

House Of Stone, David Landrum

The Mythic Circle

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