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J.R.R. Tolkien, Romanticist And Poet. Julian Eilmann. Translated By Evelyn Koch, Kris Swank Apr 2018

J.R.R. Tolkien, Romanticist And Poet. Julian Eilmann. Translated By Evelyn Koch, Kris Swank

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

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Game Of Thrones Versus History: Written In Blood. Brian Pavlac, Joseph Young Apr 2018

Game Of Thrones Versus History: Written In Blood. Brian Pavlac, Joseph Young

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

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Divination And Prophecy In Jrr Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings: Some Observations [Notes], Robert F. Tredray Apr 2018

Divination And Prophecy In Jrr Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings: Some Observations [Notes], Robert F. Tredray

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

Lists and describes prophetic statements and poems, the use of the palantíri in divining far-off events, and the place of prophecy in Middle-earth. Examples of prophecy are mostly used to establish mood; while examples of divination play a more prominent part in the narrative and demand moral decisions on the part of the characters. Thus they not only are important plot devices, but they also reveal to the reader important aspects of the moral nature of Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

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Was Faramir Gandalf’S Chosen Ring Bearer? Or Is This The Beginning Of My Own Work Of Fan Fiction?, Victoria Gaydosik Apr 2018

Was Faramir Gandalf’S Chosen Ring Bearer? Or Is This The Beginning Of My Own Work Of Fan Fiction?, Victoria Gaydosik

Faculty Articles & Research

Good afternoon and thank you for sharing your interest in J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The title of my talk, as specified in the program distributed via e-mail, is the question “Was Faramir Gandalf’s Intended Ring Bearer?” But there is also a further sub-title omitted from the program that hints at the larger problem of interpreting and appreciating literary works: the subtitle continues, “OR Is This the Germination of a Piece of Fan Fiction?” So I have a double purpose today: I wish to explain some puzzling aspects—puzzling to me at least—of Faramir’s construction as …

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2018 Oklahoma Research Day Guide Book, Southwestern Oklahoma State University Mar 2018

2018 Oklahoma Research Day Guide Book, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma Research Day Abstracts

This is the 2018 Oklahoma Research Day Guide Book. This book does not contain abstracts.

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The Bone Reader, By Mab Morris. Reviewed By J. Brice Odem., J. Brice Odem Jan 2018

The Bone Reader, By Mab Morris. Reviewed By J. Brice Odem., J. Brice Odem

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly 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 discussion groups.

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Theresa Maybe In Brexitland, By Madeleina Kay (Author And Illustrator). Reviewed By Joe R. Christopher., Joe R. Christopher Jan 2018

Theresa Maybe In Brexitland, By Madeleina Kay (Author And Illustrator). Reviewed By Joe R. Christopher., Joe R. Christopher

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly 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 discussion groups.

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Oxonmoot, Oxford, England. September 20-23, 2018. Reviewed By Ryder W. Miller., Ryder W. Miller Jan 2018

Oxonmoot, Oxford, England. September 20-23, 2018. Reviewed By Ryder W. Miller., Ryder W. Miller

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly 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 discussion groups.

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Phantastes: George Macdonald's Classic Fantasy Novel, By Mark Worthing. Reviewed By Ryder W. Miller., Ryder W. Miller Jan 2018

Phantastes: George Macdonald's Classic Fantasy Novel, By Mark Worthing. Reviewed By Ryder W. Miller., Ryder W. Miller

Mythprint Book Reviews

Mythprint is the quarterly 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 discussion groups.

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Treasure In The Archives: A Celebration Of Archival Collections, Laura Schmidt Oct 2017

Treasure In The Archives: A Celebration Of Archival Collections, Laura Schmidt

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

Describes the collection of the Wade Center at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, which holds extensive archives of the works of Mythlore’s three key authors—Tolkien, Lewis, and Williams—as well as fellow Inkling Owen Barfield, and writers Dorothy L. Sayers, George MacDonald, and G.K. Chesterton. Also discusses the structure and uses of archives in general.

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“Things That Were, And Things That Are, And Things That Yet May Be”: The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection At Marquette University, William M. Fliss Oct 2017

“Things That Were, And Things That Are, And Things That Yet May Be”: The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscript Collection At Marquette University, William M. Fliss

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

A talk on the Tolkien Archive at Marquette University’s Rayner Memorial Library in Milwaukee, Wisconsin—its origins, usefulness, and current reorganization project.

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Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2017

Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

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

A Long-expected update: I’m very pleased to be able to announce that the Mythlore archival website and online editorial management platform is now live. Through the generous sponsorship of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Mythlore and the Mythopoeic Society now have an official online home for back issues of the journal, The Mythlore Index Plus, and, eventually, other publications and society archives.

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Into The Wild Woods: On The Significance Of Trees And Forests In Fantasy Fiction, Weronika Łaszkiewicz Oct 2017

Into The Wild Woods: On The Significance Of Trees And Forests In Fantasy Fiction, Weronika Łaszkiewicz

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

Surveys trees and forests in fantasy literature, paying particular attention to works by Charles de Lint and Robert Holdstock and their evocations of the sacred, the numinous, and the mythologically potent through arboreal imagery.

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"Countries Of The Mind": The Mundane, The Fantastic, And Reality In The Landscapes Of Diana Wynne Jones's Hexwood And Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Series, Brittani Ivan Oct 2017

"Countries Of The Mind": The Mundane, The Fantastic, And Reality In The Landscapes Of Diana Wynne Jones's Hexwood And Garth Nix's Old Kingdom Series, Brittani Ivan

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

The landscape, in a piece of mythopoeic fiction, is more than a backdrop to the action- It is the story itself rendered static. The way each author arranges their landscape thus reflects their conception of continuities, discontinuities, and imbalances of power and reality between the mundane and the fantastic. I argue that by applying the postcolonial theories of Mary Louise Pratt, Michel de Certeau, and Homi Bhaba to the fantastic landscapes that are mapped or left unmapped by Diana Wynne Jones in Hexwood and Garth Nix in his Old Kingdom Series, it is revealed that the ideological divide between the …

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‘Morning Stars Of A Setting World’: Alain De Lille’S De Planctu Naturæ And Tolkien’S Legendarium As Neo-Platonic Mythopoeia., Christopher Vaccaro Oct 2017

‘Morning Stars Of A Setting World’: Alain De Lille’S De Planctu Naturæ And Tolkien’S Legendarium As Neo-Platonic Mythopoeia., Christopher Vaccaro

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

Examines a possible source of the imagery associated with Tolkien’s representations of divine and queenly women in Alain de Lille’s De Planctu Naturæ, or Complaint of Nature. De Lille was a 12th century theologian and poet associated with the Chartres school, and an influence on Chaucer.

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‘A Warp Of Horror’: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Sub-Creations Of Evil, Richard Angelo Bergen Oct 2017

‘A Warp Of Horror’: J.R.R. Tolkien’S Sub-Creations Of Evil, Richard Angelo Bergen

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

Considers Tolkien’s skilled evocation of evil and the way he manages to hold Augustinian and Manichean conceptions of evil in balance, particularly in his depiction of orcs.

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‘Your Mother Died To Save You’: The Influence Of Mothers In Constructing Moral Frameworks For Violence In Harry Potter, Margaret S. Mauk Oct 2017

‘Your Mother Died To Save You’: The Influence Of Mothers In Constructing Moral Frameworks For Violence In Harry Potter, Margaret S. Mauk

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

This thought-provoking piece takes us to Harry Potter’s world and a study of mothers in that world—and how their actions permit an interpretation of some forms of offensive violence as pre-emptive or even defensive.

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Maleldil And Reader Response In C.S. Lewis’S Out Of The Silent Planet, Thomas Rand Oct 2017

Maleldil And Reader Response In C.S. Lewis’S Out Of The Silent Planet, Thomas Rand

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

On Lewis’s coinage of the name Maleldil and its linguistic implications.

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Hugo Dyson: An Update (Note), David Bratman Oct 2017

Hugo Dyson: An Update (Note), David Bratman

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

Updates Bratman’s 1997 essay on Inkling Dyson in Mythlore #82.

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Memories Of Clyde Kilby (Note), Mike Foster Oct 2017

Memories Of Clyde Kilby (Note), Mike Foster

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

Foster recounts an early interview with Clyde Kilby, founder of the Wade Collection at Wheaton University and friend of several of the Inklings.

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Beren And Lúthien. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated By Alan Lee, Kate Neville Oct 2017

Beren And Lúthien. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. Christopher Tolkien. Illustrated By Alan Lee, Kate Neville

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

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Letter To The Editor, J. Aleksandr Wootton Oct 2017

Letter To The Editor, J. Aleksandr Wootton

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

A reply to a point made by Andrew Lazo in his essay in Mythlore #130 about Lewis’s comments on T.S. Eliot’s The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

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Tolkien’S Theology Of Beauty: Majesty, Splendour, And Transcendence In Middle-Earth By Lisa Coutras, Phillip Irving Mitchell Oct 2017

Tolkien’S Theology Of Beauty: Majesty, Splendour, And Transcendence In Middle-Earth By Lisa Coutras, Phillip Irving Mitchell

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

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The Fantastic Of The Fin De Siècle. Eds. Irina Grubica And Zdenĕk Beran, Douglas A. Anderson Oct 2017

The Fantastic Of The Fin De Siècle. Eds. Irina Grubica And Zdenĕk Beran, Douglas A. Anderson

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

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Celtic Myth In Contemporary Children’S Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideology By Dimitra Fimi, Glenn R. Gray Oct 2017

Celtic Myth In Contemporary Children’S Fantasy: Idealization, Identity, Ideology By Dimitra Fimi, Glenn R. Gray

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

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The Ravenclaw Chronicles: Reflections From Edinboro. Ed. Corbin Fowler And Harry Potter For Nerds Ii: Essays For Fans, Academics, And Lit Geeks. Eds. Kathryn Mcdaniel And Travis Prinzi, Jennifer W. Spirko Oct 2017

The Ravenclaw Chronicles: Reflections From Edinboro. Ed. Corbin Fowler And Harry Potter For Nerds Ii: Essays For Fans, Academics, And Lit Geeks. Eds. Kathryn Mcdaniel And Travis Prinzi, Jennifer W. Spirko

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

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Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings Of C.S. Lewis By Donald T. Williams, Diane Joy Baker Oct 2017

Deeper Magic: The Theology Behind The Writings Of C.S. Lewis By Donald T. Williams, Diane Joy Baker

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

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The Invention Of Angela Carter: A Biography By Edmund Gordon, Dennis Wilson Wise Oct 2017

The Invention Of Angela Carter: A Biography By Edmund Gordon, Dennis Wilson Wise

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

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Laughter In Middle-Earth: Humour In And Around The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Maureen F. Mann, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2017

Laughter In Middle-Earth: Humour In And Around The Works Of J.R.R. Tolkien. Eds. Thomas Honegger And Maureen F. Mann, Janet Brennan Croft

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

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Tolkien Studies: An Annual Review V. Xiii. Eds. Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger, And David Bratman; North Wind: A Journal Of George Macdonald Studies V. 35. Ed. John Pennington; And Vii (Seven): Journal Of The Marion E. Wade Center V.33. Ed. Marjorie Lamp Mead, Janet Brennan Croft Oct 2017

Tolkien Studies: An Annual Review V. Xiii. Eds. Michael D.C. Drout, Verlyn Flieger, And David Bratman; North Wind: A Journal Of George Macdonald Studies V. 35. Ed. John Pennington; And Vii (Seven): Journal Of The Marion E. Wade Center V.33. Ed. Marjorie Lamp Mead, Janet Brennan Croft

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

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