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The Inconsistencies Of Galadriel: The Influence Of Earlier Legendarium In The Lord Of The Rings, Alexander Retakh Oct 2024

The Inconsistencies Of Galadriel: The Influence Of Earlier Legendarium In The Lord Of The Rings, Alexander Retakh

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

Explores how various tales of the earlier legendarium (History of Middle-earth, vol. 1-5) influence The Lord of the Rings’s development. The connection stretches beyond the obvious adoption of previously composed myths to self-borrowing of settings and characters. In particular, analyzes the character of Galadriel, who often seems to parallel Melian, another "Lady of the Wood." Though potentially a composite of many influences, Galadriel was written quickly as if its author followed an already fixed model. But her story contains what Chirstopher Tolkien called "severe inconsistencies" suggesting that this model was not fully aligned with the narrative, i.e. …

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A Bleak, Barren Take: A Response To “Women And Fertility In The Lord Of The Rings”, Clare Moore, Leah Hagan Oct 2024

A Bleak, Barren Take: A Response To “Women And Fertility In The Lord Of The Rings”, Clare Moore, Leah Hagan

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

A response to Dylan Henderson's article on "Women and Fertility in The Lord of the Rings" (#142), highlighting some of the problematic ecocritical and gender essentialist premises of his argument.

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"I'M Studying Beowulf With Beowulf Himself", Matthew Thompson-Handell Oct 2024

"I'M Studying Beowulf With Beowulf Himself", Matthew Thompson-Handell

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

Speculates that Tolkien may not have been the first to treat Beowulf in the way that he did (at least in the terms described by Professor Drout) by introducing the teaching and scholarship of Harvard professor George Lyman Kittredge (1860-1941).

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Friar Jack, The Science-Fiction Apologist: Exploring “The Friar Of Oxford” By William Lindsay Gresham, G. Connor Salter, Sørina Higgins Oct 2024

Friar Jack, The Science-Fiction Apologist: Exploring “The Friar Of Oxford” By William Lindsay Gresham, G. Connor Salter, Sørina Higgins

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

Few Inklings scholars have explored William Lindsay Gresham’s life outside of the fact that he was married to Joy Davidman. His poem “The Friar of Oxford,” published here for the first time, shows a surprising level of engagement with C.S. Lewis’s ideas, combining war imagery with references to the Ransom Cycle and a “mushroom cloud” reference that may show he explored one of Lewis’s literary influences. The poem’s contents add to existing Gresham-Inklings scholarship, and show Gresham accomplishing the same goals that the Inklings and their associates like Dorothy L. Sayers accomplished in their “escapist” or mythopoeic works.

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Charles Godfrey Leland And His Magical Tales, Edited By Jack Zipes, Toni Thibodeaux Oct 2024

Charles Godfrey Leland And His Magical Tales, Edited By Jack Zipes, Toni Thibodeaux

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

No abstract provided.

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The Wizard Of Mecosta: Russell Kirk, Gothic Fiction, And The Moral Imagination, By Camilo Peralta, G. Connor Salter Oct 2024

The Wizard Of Mecosta: Russell Kirk, Gothic Fiction, And The Moral Imagination, By Camilo Peralta, G. Connor Salter

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

Camilo Peralta’s The Wizard of Mecosta gives the first detailed look at Russell Kirk’s fiction, from his ghost stories to his three gothic novels. While the work particularly emphasizes Kirk’s gothic influences, Peralta also explores references to T.S. Eliot and Charles Williams in his fiction, as well as comments in his nonfiction about Lewis and Williams writing “tales of the preternatural.” The discussion provides important material for seeing Kirk as an Inklings-influenced author.

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The Literary Role Of History In The Fiction Of J.R.R. Tolkien, By Nicholas Birns, María Fernández Portaencasa Oct 2024

The Literary Role Of History In The Fiction Of J.R.R. Tolkien, By Nicholas Birns, María Fernández Portaencasa

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

No abstract provided.

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Many Times And Many Places: C.S. Lewis And The Value Of History, By K. Alan Snyder And Jamin Metcalf, Landon Loftin Oct 2024

Many Times And Many Places: C.S. Lewis And The Value Of History, By K. Alan Snyder And Jamin Metcalf, Landon Loftin

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

No abstract provided.

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The Major And The Missionary: Letters Of Warren Hamilton Lewis And Blanche Biggs, Edited By Diana Pavlac Glyer, Bruce R. Johnson Oct 2024

The Major And The Missionary: Letters Of Warren Hamilton Lewis And Blanche Biggs, Edited By Diana Pavlac Glyer, Bruce R. Johnson

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

No abstract provided.

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The Phantomwise Tarot And Guidebook, By Erin Morgenstern, Emily E. Auger Oct 2024

The Phantomwise Tarot And Guidebook, By Erin Morgenstern, Emily E. Auger

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

Review of The Phantomwise Tarot and Guidebook [78 pp, illustrated]. Morgenstern, E. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers. An Imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. © 2022. ISBN 978-0-593-57911-4. $24.99.

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Pity, Power, And Tolkien’S Ring: To Rule The Fate Of Many, By Thomas P. Hillman, Giovanni Carmine Costabile Oct 2024

Pity, Power, And Tolkien’S Ring: To Rule The Fate Of Many, By Thomas P. Hillman, Giovanni Carmine Costabile

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

No abstract provided.

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Science, Technology, And Magic In The Witcher: A Medievalist Spin On Modern Monsters, By Kristine Larsen, Amber Lehning Oct 2024

Science, Technology, And Magic In The Witcher: A Medievalist Spin On Modern Monsters, By Kristine Larsen, Amber Lehning

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

This article critiques Kristine Larsen’s Science, Technology, and Magic in THE WITCHER: A Medievalist Spin on Modern Monsters. Larsen’s wide-ranging discussion views the Witcherverse through several critical lenses and explores the ways this modern myth speaks to some important questions of ethics, science, and philosophy. The review evaluates Larsen’s coverage of the full expanse of the transmedia Witcher phenomenon.

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Representing Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Form, And Ideology, By Robert T. Tally, Jr, Norbert Schürer Oct 2024

Representing Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Form, And Ideology, By Robert T. Tally, Jr, Norbert Schürer

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

No abstract provided.

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Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography, By Holly Ordway, And C.S. Lewis: Spirituality For Mere Christians, By William Griffin, Martina Juričková Oct 2024

Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography, By Holly Ordway, And C.S. Lewis: Spirituality For Mere Christians, By William Griffin, Martina Juričková

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

The paper compares compares two books that focus on mapping the spiritual life of the two greatest Inklings, Tolkien and Lewis. One of them is Holly Ordway’s newest publication, Tolkien’s Faith, and the other William Griffin’s C. S. Lewis: Spirituality for Mere Christians. The paper emphasizes the fact that despite being different in style and structure and published more than 20 years apart, both the publications are essentially similar in nature and content.

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What Barfield Thought: An Introduction To The Work Of Owen Barfield, By Landon Loftin And Max Leyf, Katherine Sas Oct 2024

What Barfield Thought: An Introduction To The Work Of Owen Barfield, By Landon Loftin And Max Leyf, Katherine Sas

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

Landon Loftin and Max Leyf's What Barfield Thought serves as an introduction to the key themes and concepts running through the work of Owen Barfield, the so-called "first and last Inkling." This digestible yet rigorous volume includes chapters on Barfield's primary areas of interest: Language, Poetry, The Evolution of Consciousness, Final Participation, and Science, Technology, and the Crisis of Meaning. With each chapter building on the last, this study makes an excellent primer to Barfield's often difficult and esoteric ideas.

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Occidental Mythology (The Masks Of God, Volume 3), By Joseph Campbell, Phillip Fitzsimmons Oct 2024

Occidental Mythology (The Masks Of God, Volume 3), By Joseph Campbell, Phillip Fitzsimmons

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

Occidental Mythology begins with an anthropological description of the development of religions from the East and Middle East and how they evolved into or influenced Occidental religious traditions. Campbell describes how early polytheistic goddess religions were replaced in pre-history by patriarchal monotheism. His argument is that many episodes in the Bible make sense if they are understood as a record of a dim memory of the Neolithic goddess worship replaced by patriarchic monotheism.

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Reading Tolkien In Chinese: Religion, Fantasy, And Translation, By Eric Reinders, Cait Coker Oct 2024

Reading Tolkien In Chinese: Religion, Fantasy, And Translation, By Eric Reinders, Cait Coker

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

No abstract provided.

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Binding Them All: Interdisciplinary Perspectives On J.R.R. Tolkien And His Works, Edited By Monika Kirner-Ludwig Et Al., Troels Forchhammer Oct 2024

Binding Them All: Interdisciplinary Perspectives On J.R.R. Tolkien And His Works, Edited By Monika Kirner-Ludwig Et Al., Troels Forchhammer

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

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Vol. 33, No. 12 / Vol. 34, No. 1 - Whole No. 178, Bernadette Bosky Oct 2024

Vol. 33, No. 12 / Vol. 34, No. 1 - Whole No. 178, Bernadette Bosky

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 33, No. 9-11 - Whole No. 177, Bernadette Bosky Oct 2024

Vol. 33, No. 9-11 - Whole No. 177, Bernadette Bosky

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 33, No. 8 - Whole No. 176, Bernadette Bosky Oct 2024

Vol. 33, No. 8 - Whole No. 176, Bernadette Bosky

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 33, No. 4-7 - Whole No. 175, Bernadette Bosky Oct 2024

Vol. 33, No. 4-7 - Whole No. 175, Bernadette Bosky

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 33, No. 1-3 - Whole No. 174, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 33, No. 1-3 - Whole No. 174, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 32, No. 4-8 - Whole No. 173, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 32, No. 4-8 - Whole No. 173, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 32, No. 2/3 - Whole No. 172, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 32, No. 2/3 - Whole No. 172, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 32, No. 1 - Whole No. 171, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 32, No. 1 - Whole No. 171, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 31, No. 11/12 - Whole No. 170, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 31, No. 11/12 - Whole No. 170, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 31, No. 10 - Whole No. 169, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 31, No. 10 - Whole No. 169, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 31, No. 9 - Whole No. 168, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 31, No. 9 - Whole No. 168, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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Vol. 31, No. 8 - Whole No. 167, David Bratman Oct 2024

Vol. 31, No. 8 - Whole No. 167, David Bratman

Mythprint

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion, and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups.

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