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Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Robert S. Ellwood Jr., Thomas M. Egan, Joe R. Christopher

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

The Gift of Dreams, A Christian View. Kathryn Lindskoog. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis on Scripture. Michael J. Christensen. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Rainbow Goblins. Ul de Rico. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Narnia Explored. Paul A. Karkainen. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien. Foreword and Notes by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Reading With The Heart: The Way Into Narnia. Peter J. Schakel. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology. Ed. by Richard Barber. Reviewed by Robert S. Ellwood, Jr..

Enchanted World: Pictures to Grow Up With. Bryan Holme. Reviewed by Robert S. …

An Inklings Bibliography (13), 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.

Cavalier Treatment: Questions Of Taste, Lee Speth

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

No abstract provided.

The Figure Of Taliessin, David A. Dowdy

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

No abstract provided.

Christian Doctrines ‘Transposed’ In C.S. Lewis’ Till We Have Faces, Martha C. Sammons

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

Presents “Biblical principles that underlie Till We Have Faces,” which Lewis has “transposed,” giving the reader “a new way of looking at the Christian doctrines of the Fall, redemption and man’s relationship to God as a result of the Fall, and the future glory and perfection of the believer.”

Tolkien’S Lore: The Songs Of Middle-Earth, Diane Marchesani

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

Examines and categorizes the over sixty examples of folk-songs and poems in Middle-earth—songs of lore, ballads, ballad-style, and nonsense songs.

Mythcon: Random Thoughts, Christine Ione Smith

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

No abstract provided.

Myth's Loss And The Remythologisers, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

The Uses Of Myth, Thomas Howard

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

Attempts to give a definition of myth, and the elements necessary for a mythic tale. Concludes the mythic narrative is necessary to evoke certain “notions” that cannot be expressed in the impoverished symbolism and imagery of modern literature.

Love’S Alchemy: Jane In That Hideous Strength, Janice Neuleib

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

Notes that many students have trouble with the ending of That Hideous Strength because of Jane’s submission to Mark. Argues that the ending is inevitable and that Jane, in discovering caritas, “relinquished selfishness, not self.”

Editorial, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

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Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Lee Speth

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

Shadows of Imagination - The Fantasies of C. S. Lewsis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams, with an Afterward on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion by Peter Kreeft. Ed. by March R. Hillegas. Afterword by Peter Kneeft. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Modern Fantasy - Five Studies. C. N. Manlove. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Oz series. Frank Baum. Reviewed by Lee Speth

Real Presence, The Holy Spirit in the Works of C.S. Lewis . Leanne Payne. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Past Watchful Dragons. Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

They Stand Together: The Letters of C.S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914 …

Dorothy L Sayers At Fifty, Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Charles E. Nord, John D. Rateliff, Jessica Yates, Jonathan Mccoll, Thomas Santoski, Margaret L. Carter, John Fitzpatrick, Benjamin Urrutia, Euoemie Wildbody

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

No abstract provided.

An Inklings Bibliography (12), 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.

Robin's Summonses, Ruth Berman

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

No abstract provided.

Objective Measuring Techniques Applied To Illustrations In Children’S Picture Storybooks, Diane Brown Harrington

Graduate Research Papers

This research study was designed to determine if found and developed objective measuring techniques, using children's preferences and interests, were effective when applied to the illustrations of picture storybooks.

Using only fourteen books written and illustrated by Stan and Jan Berenstain, the five methods used to gather data for this study were: 1) applying the Picture Potency Formula to obtain the language stimulation value of each book; 2) Using a kindergarten child to determine if the essence of the story can be told by a child from lookin0 at the illustrations; 3) recording the number of times the main character(s) …

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.

A Study Of Historical Fiction And The Works Of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Kathleen L. Mclaughlin

Graduate Research Papers

This study was undertaken for the specific purpose of developing criteria for good historical fiction, applying the resulting criteria statements to each of the books that make up the "Little House" series, and determining the frequency of criteria appearance in each book separately and as a series. The purpose of this study was to develop and apply a criteria list to each of the books in the "Little House" series point by point.

A valid list of criteria has been established and used in evaluating the "Little House series. Eleven separate criterion which describe the five important elements of good …

The Development Of An Annotated Bibliography Of Historical Fiction For Use In An American History Course, Patricia Thayer

Graduate Research Papers

Juvenile literature is an effective and appealing tool to supplement classroom instruction. More specifically, historical fiction can provide supplemental readings to enhance and enrich an American Studies Course.

The purpose of this study was to determine if an annotated bibliography of historical fiction relating to the Civil War era could be developed. The novels to be included were to be of an interest level including grade eight and a reading level range of grades four through eleven. Major social/cultural, political/legal, and economic issues of the Civil War era were attributed to each title in the bibliography.

The researcher had predicted …

Fantasy Genre Books For Middle School Students: A Selected Annotated Bibliography, Loretta K. Talley

Graduate Research Papers

This survey of children's literature was undertaken to determine if a collection of 150 books meeting a fantasy genre definition could be developed as a basis for a mini-course for Edison Middle School students in Waterloo, Iowa. For this study, fantasy genre literature was defined as the literature of fantastic tales and chimerical tales, having been created by an author and having a world of wonders. Living toys, strange children, witches, supernatural animal figures, mythical worlds, combat between good and evil, journeys through time and space, and the "door" were identified as fantasy genre motifs.

The initial collection of 883 …

Dear Mistress Ellwood, Alex Whitney, Judi Davidson, Benjamin Urrutia, Margaret R. Purdy, Wendell Wagner Jr., Paul Torongo, Renée Haynes, Margaret L. Carter, Ruth Berman, Pierre H. Berube, Gord Wilson, Mary Kay Bond, Mary M. Stolzenbach

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, George Colvin, J. R. Christopher, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Robert S. Ellwood Jr., Steven C. Walker, Dale Ziegler

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

Miscellany. . Reviewed by George Colvin.

Wilkie Collins: A Critical and Biographical Study. Dorothy L. Sayers, ed. E.R. Gregory. Reviewed by J. R. Christopher.

Bloodhounds of Heaven: The Detective in English Fiction from Godwin to Doyle. Ian Ousby. Reviewed by J. R. Christopher.

The Dark Tower and Other Stories. C.S. Lewis, Ed. Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Mythology of Middle-earth. Ruth S. Noel. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Faeries. Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Reviewed by Robert S. Ellwood Jr..

Eschatus. Bruce Pennington. Reviewed by Robert S. Ellwood Jr..

The Lord of the Rings. Ralph Bakshi, director; Saul …

Eowyn, Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

And The Darkness Grasped It Not: The Struggle Of Good And Evil In Charles Williams, George Lee

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

Discusses the “central theme” of the “stuggle of good and evil” in three of Williams’s novels.

Cavalier Treatment: A Quest For A King, Lee Speth

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

No abstract provided.

Severe Mercies, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

No abstract provided.

Sir Gawain's Missing Day, Joe Christopher

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

Notes a missing day in chronology of events at Morgan le Fay’s castle, and suggests a relation to themes of falseness in the poem.

An Inklings Bibliography (8), 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.

George Macdonald And The Lilith Legend In The Xixth Century, Roderick F. Mcgillis

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

Recounts the origins of the legend of Lilith, and gives examples of the use of Lilith figures by a number of nineteenth century writers. Examines MacDonald’s interpretation of Lilith in his novel of the same name.