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The Ecology Of Middle Earth, Marcella Juhren

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

Analysis of Middle-earth’s environmental equivalents to our world, by climate and dominant vegetation. Notes that Tolkien’s descriptions of the ecology of his Secondary World must be based on “years of close and thoughtful observation of nature”—particularly when describing transitions from one ecological niche to another. Concludes with an “ecological report” on Middle-earth. Covers geography, geology, and plant life in great detail.

The Mythical Method Of Descent Into Hell, Evans Lansing Smith

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

Considers Williams’s Descent Into Hell as an excellent “example of the use of the mythical method [as defined by T.S. Eliot] as a metaphor of poesis, by which the fundamental forms of the imagination are catalyzed.” Geometrical symbolism and the underworld journey link it to many modernist works.

The Illusion Of Control: Narrative Authority In Robin Mckinley's Beauty And The Blue Sword, Michael Cadden

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

Examines the narrative structure of Beauty and The Blue Sword in terms of Ganette’s distinction between mimetic authority and diegetic authority. Notes that both protagonists have little control over events and once their function is served, the patriarchal character of their world persists.

The Mythology Of Out Of The Silent Planet, Margaret Hannay

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

Discussion of Out of the Silent Planet focusing on the religious and theological aspects of Lewis’ mythopoeic imagination and the creation of his “cosmic mythology.” Describes how OSP establishes the “basis for [Lewis’s] cosmic mythology, which is further developed in later books of the series.”

Tarot Card Symbolism In The Star Wars Films, Coralee Grebe

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

A Jungian interpretation of the first three Star Wars films through the lens of Tarot imagery.

An Inklings Bibliography (52), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

Reviews, Glen Goodknight, Nancy-Lou Patterson, William H. Stoddard

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

Poems by J.R.R. Tolkien. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Tolkien's Middle-Earth: A Book of 20 Postcards. Art by John Howe, Roger Garland, Alan Lee, and Ted Nasmith. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Tolkien's Dragons & Monsters: A Book of 20 Postcards. Art by Alan Lee, John Howe, Ted Nasmith, Roger Garland, Inger Edelfeldt, and Carol Emery Phenix. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Morgoth's Ring: the Later Silmarillion, Part One, The Legends of Aman. J.R.R. Tolkien; Edited by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Planets in Peril: A Critical Study of C.S. Lewis's Ransom Trilogy. David C. Downing. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson. …

Westview: Vol. 13, Iss. 3 (Spring 1994)

Westview

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The Witch Woman: A Recurring Motif In Recent Fantasy Writing For Young Readers, John Warren Stewig

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

Thematic analysis of the figure of the witch woman (incorporating both good and evil versions) in recent examples of epic fantasy for children and young adults.

Peter Pan: Disney’S Adaptation Of J.M. Barrie’S Original Work, Brett T. Mcquade

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

Points to the differences between Barrie’s original Peter Pan, and Disney’s animated version of 1953. Contends Disney did the most damage to the character of Mr. Darling and thus “disregard[ed] Barrie’s primary motive for creating Peter Pan.”

Tolkien’S Word-Hord Onlēac, Ricky L. Thompson

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

Explores “the stylized and conventional speeches” of Beowulf and the Green Knight as they “provide analogues for Tolkien’s heroes in The Lord of the Rings.” Contends that analysis of these speeches enhances awareness of many aspects of these heroes.

The Gift, Douglas A. Rossman

The Mythic Circle

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Censoring The World Riddle, Tim Callahan

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

Detailed examination of the efforts of Christian fundamentalists to censor fantasy films and books. Asserts that “one must give up the right to control as the price of entry” into Faërie. Fundamentalist ideologies do not allow for that “suspension of judgment” necessary to confront the World Riddle, or Faërie.

An Inklings Bibliography (51), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

Breaking The Pattern: Alan Garner's The Owl Service And The Mabinogion, Sarah Beach

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

Examines how Garner’s The Owl Service reflects events of the Mabinogion in modern terms. Pays particular attention to issues of parental possessiveness, control and expectation, and the need to break “deterministic patterns.”

Anne Sexton And Anima Transformations: Transformations As A Critique Of The Psychology Of Love In Grimm’S Fairy Tales, John Hruschka

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

Uses “Jung’s theories of anima as a critical framework [...] to demonstrate that Sexton’s poems [...] critique the psychology of romantic love that informs the Grimm Brothers’ tales and the impact of that ideology on women.”

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

Beagle, Peter S. The Innkeeper’s Song.

75 In 25, Glen Goodknight

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

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Letters, Rhona Beare, Wayne Hammond

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

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Artists' Comments, Patrick Wynne, Paula Disante, Sarah Beach

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

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Reviews, Paula Disante, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The 1994 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar. Illustrated by Michael Kaluta. Reviewed by Paula DiSante.

Spiritual Writings. Dorothy L. Sayers. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Centenary Celebration. Alzina Stone Dale, editor. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

"Courtesy" In Charles Williams' The Greater Trumps, Charles Beach

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

Describes the tradition of courtesy in medieval court and monastic communities. Refers to these traditions and Williams’s writings to define courtesy as he saw it. Notes the different levels of courtesy as defined by Williams.

Law And Disorder: Two Settings In That Hideous Strength, Doris T. Myers

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

Contrasts Bracton College, symbolic of failure to respect the natural law (or Tao), as Lewis defines it, and Belbury. The former ignores the natural law, representing alienation from nature and “licit” law, religion, and science.

J.R.R. Tolkien, Canon Norman Power

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

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Review: Michael Wallis' Way Down Yonder In The Indian Nation, Melissa Bruner

Westview

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Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Glen Goodknight

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

C.S. Lewis. Catherine Swift. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Tolkien Family Album. John and Priscilla Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time. James Gurney. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

The Golden Thread: Essays on George MacDonald. Walter Raeper. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

J.R.R. Tolkien, Architect of Middle-earth. Daniel Grotta. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Fish Soup. Ursula K. Le Guin. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Verse Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Melanie A. Rawls

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

Largely negative criticism of Tolkien as a poet, particularly his early work in Book of Lost Tales and Lays of Beleriand. Notes, however, that “much of the verse embedded in his prose does indeed fit the purpose for which he intended it.”

Dark Sisters And Light Sisters: Sister Doubles And The Search For Sisterhood In The Mists Of Avalon And The White Raven, Melinda Hughes

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

Examines the literary device of “doubling” in Bradley’s The Mists of Avalon and Paxson’s The White Raven, as expressed in the “surrogate sister” pairs of Morgaine/ Gwenhwyfar and Branwen/Esseilte.

Twenty-Five Years With The Mythopoeic Society: A Personal Response, Glen H. Goodknight

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

Reminiscences of the history of the Society on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

Tolkien And I: A Brief Memoir, Richard Plotz

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

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