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A Conversation With Stephen R. Donaldson, Calvin Rich, Earl Ingersol

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

Interview with Donaldson in which he discusses background and technique of the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, as well as aspects of fantasy in general.

Leaf And Key, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Reviews various definitions of allegory and Tolkien’s writings on the subject to determine more precisely what type of allegory Tolkien disliked. Discusses “Leaf by Niggle,” which skirts closer to allegory than most of Tolkien’s works, but avoids becoming one.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

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Editor's Notes, Glen Goodknight

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

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Beware The Nothing: An Allegorical Reading Of Ende's The Neverending Story, Kath Filmer

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

Gives “an allegorical reading of the translated text.” Sees it as an anti-deconstructionist defense of human imagination, and an actualization of a neo-Romantic and metaphysical world-view compatible with the theories of Lewis and Tolkien on fantasy and imagination.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Benjamin Urrutia

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

The Song of Middle-Earth. David Harvey. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Impulse of Fantasy Literature. C.N. Manlove. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis: The Man and His Achievement. John Peters. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Black Cauldron. Walt Disney Film. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

The Book of Three. Lloyd Alexander. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

The Black Cauldron. Lloyd Alexander. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

Through the Open Door: A New Look at C.S. Lewis. Dabney Adams Hart. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Drama in the Cathedral: The Canterbury Festival Plays. Kenneth W. Pickering. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The First Chronicle Of Narnia: The Restoring Of Names, Kathryn Lindskoog

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

Notes how the names of people and things in Narnia are well-chosen to establish character and setting succinctly. Examines names and symbols for their usefulness in communicating the moral significance of events in the Chronicles of Narnia.

Letters, David Bratman, Pat Reynolds

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

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Caliban Between The Worlds, David Bratman

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

Study of Caliban as a character in Shakespeare’s Tempest, as a metaphor, and as a character re-interpreted by post-Shakespearean authors.

An Inklings' Bibliography (29), Joe R. Christopher

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

Resuming after a hiatus, a series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Volume 76 Issue 24, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Westview: Vol. 5, Iss. 4 (Summer 1986)

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Volume 76 Issue 23, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Volume 76 Issue 22, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Volume 76 Issue 21, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Discusses and translates the Elvish “Lúthien’s Song” in The Lays of Beleriand.

Letters, Paula Disante, Christina Scull, Robert A. Hall Jr., Benjamin Urrutia

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

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Cavalier Treatment: The Figure Of Simon, Lee Speth

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

This is part 1 of a 2 part column.

Considers the apocryphal figure of the magician Simon Magus and his place in early Christian mythology, as well as Charles Williams’s use of the name and characteristics of this figure in All Hallows’ Eve’s Simon Leclerc.

For Part 2 see https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol12/iss4/15

Opening Remarks, Glen Goodknight, Diana Pavlac

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

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Dance As Metaphor And Myth In Lewis, Tolkien, And Williams, Peter Schakel

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

Guest of Honor address at Mythcon 16. Notes the occurrence of images of dance, including the cosmic dance, and their metaphorical usage. Concentrates on Lewis but includes examples from Tolkien and Williams. Previously appeared in Mythcon XVI, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1985. Ed. Diana Pavlac. Altadena: Mythopoeic Society, 1985. 5–14.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

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The Masque Of The Silmarils [Drama], Sarah Beach

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

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Grace And Goetia: Magic As Forced Compensation In All Hallows Eve, Bernadette Bosky

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

Contrasts the free exchange and substitution of Williams’s principle of co-inherence with the forced exchange of magic, as practiced by Simon the Clerk in All Hallows’ Eve. Previously appeared as “Grace and Goetia: Magic as Forced Compensation in Charles Williams’ All Hallows’ Eve.” Mythcon XVI, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL, 1985. Ed. Diana Pavlac: Mythopoeic Society, 1985. 15–30.

C.S. Lewis’ A Grief Observed As Fiction, George Musacchio

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

Supports (although for different reasons) Walter Hooper’s contention that A Grief Observed is only partly autobiographical. Bases his conclusion on literary style, similar past work, the psychology of grief, and letters written by Lewis following his wife’s death.

Niggle's Leaves: The Red Book Of Westmarch And Related Minor Poetry Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Steven M. Deyo

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

Examines all the minor, early poems that relate to (or seem to relate to) Middle-earth. Compares different versions of the poems and relates them to Tolkien’s overall mythology.

"And Clove The Wind From Unseen Shores": The Sea Voyage Motif In Imaginative Literature, Eleanor M. Farrell

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

Discusses the long history of the sea journey as a symbol in religious and secular literature, and its use in the work of more recent fantasy and mainstream authors.

'And Something Yet Remains To Be Said': Tolkien And Williams, John D. Rateliff

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

Attempts to sort through Tolkien’s comments on Charles Williams “to show that Tolkien’s opinion of Williams underwent a radical change years after Williams’ death.” Concludes the two main reasons were the death of Lewis and the rise of scholarly criticism defining the Inklings as a literary circle.

Reviews, Jessica Yates, Thomas M. Egan, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The Lays of Beleriand. J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.

The Neverending Story. Michael Ende, translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

The Magdalen Metaphysicals: Idealism and Orthodoxy at Oxford. James Patrick. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Secret Gardens. Humphrey Carpenter. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

VII - An Anglo-American Literary Review. Volume 6. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, Dr. Clyde S. Kilby, and Dr. Beatrice Batson. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Early Review Of Books By J.R.R. Tolkien, George H. Thompson

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

THIS IS A SIX-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PARTS, FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW.

Briefly annotated checklist of minor early secondary materials on Tolkien not represented in Judith A. Johnson’s Six Decades of Tolkien Criticism.

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 1.” Mythlore, vol. 11, no. 2, #40, 1984, pp. 56–60. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol11/iss2/8/

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 2.” Mythlore, vol. 11, no. 3, #41, 1985, pp. 59–63. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol11/iss3/11/

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 3.” Mythlore, …

Volume 76 Issue 20, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

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