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Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

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

No abstract provided.

The Noldor And The Tuatha Dé Danaan: J.R.R. Tolkien's Irish Influences, Annie Kinniburgh

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

Shows what use Tolkien made of some elements of Celtic folklore by tracing similarities between Tolkien’s Noldor and the Irish Tuatha de Danaan, demonstrating that his Elves owe at least as much to this heritage as to the Norse álfar.

Amanda Mckittrick Ros And The Inklings, Anita G. Gorman, Leslie Robertson Mateer

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

On the connection between Amanda McKittrick Ros, frequently hailed as one of the worst writers to ever set pen to paper, and the Inklings, who would compete to see who could read aloud from her oeuvre the longest with a straight face. Considers Ros’s lasting appeal and the peculiarity of her genius.

Ancient Myths In Contemporary Cinema: Oedipus Rex And Perceval The Knight Of The Holy Grail In Pulp Fiction And The Sixth Sense, Inbar Shaham

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

A study of two contrasting myths of fathers and sons— the stories of Oedipus and Percival, which Claude Lévi-Strauss saw as in many ways inverse images of each other—in a number of contemporary films, focusing most closely on Pulp Fiction and The Sixth Sense.

No Sex In Narnia? How Hans Christian Andersen's "Snow Queen" Problematizes C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles Of Narnia, Jennifer L. Miller

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

Author speculates that echoes of Andersen’s “Snow Queen” inevitably (for readers familiar with the tale) bring a tinge of sexuality to encounters with the White Witch of Narnia. In this way, Lewis’s deliberately sexless tales become, for some characters, an exploration of dealing with the pull toward maturity. Touches on responses to Narnia by Pullman and Gaiman.

Innocence As A Super-Power: Little Girls On The Hero's Journey, David Emerson

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

A study of the power of innocence, particularly of innocent girl characters, and how innocence functions in their stories. Dorothy of Oz, Lucy of Narnia, and Chihiro from Miyazaki’s Spirited Away are compared to discover just how their innocence works as their greatest strength.

Naming The Evil One: Onomastic Strategies In Tolkien And Rowling, Janet Brennan Croft

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

Investigates name magic associated with evil characters in Tolkien and Rowling, such as acts of naming and self-naming, avoidance terms, and the use of true names. Describes the naming plots associated with Melkor/Morgoth, Sauron, Saruman, and Voldemort.

Letters, Ryder W. Miller

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

Miller, Ryder W.; ed. From Narnia to a Space Odyssey: The War of Ideas between Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis.

Reviews, Emily E. Auger, Joe R. Christopher, Janet Brennan Croft, Jason Fisher, John D. Rateliff

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

Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction. Ed. Douglas A. Anderson. Reviewed by John D. Rateliff.

The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures In Narnia. Laura Miller. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

Projecting Tolkien's Musical Worlds: A Study of Musical Affect in Howard Shore's Soundtrack to Lord of the Rings. Matthew Young. Reviewed by Jason Fisher.

Esotericism, Art, and Imagination. Eds. Arthur Versluis, Lee Irwin, John Richards, and Melinda Weinstein. Reviewed by Emily E. Auger.

The Annotated Wind in the Willows. By Kenneth Grahame; introduction by Brian Jacques; edited with a preface and notes by Annie Gauger. …

Perilous Shores: The Unfathomable Supernaturalism Of Water In 19th-Century Scottish Folklore, Jason Marc Harris

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

Discusses the origin and significance of water superstitions and the varied array of water creatures in 19th-century Scottish folklore; compares these folkloric elements to similar stories from Norway to Benin to ancient Greece.

Tolkien's Sigurd & Gudrún: Summary, Sources, & Analogs, Pierre H. Berube

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

A thorough, analytical guide to The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, listing Tolkien’s sources for each incident in his poem and finding analogs in the rest of his work. Consists mainly of charts, which are an excellent guide through this tangle of Northern legend and an unfamiliar and highly allusive poetic style, and will provide a firm starting place for later scholarship on this long-unseen work. Includes a family tree of named characters in the poem.

The Heart Of The Labyrinth: Reading Jim Henson's Labyrinth As A Modern Dream Vision, Shiloh Carroll

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

Demonstrates how Jim Henson’s film Labyrinth traces its ancestry to the dream vision genre exemplified by such medieval works as “Pearl” and The Divine Comedy, showing how the dream vision parallels and guides main character Sarah’s growth toward emotional maturity. Also addresses the way Sarah deals with the prospect of sexual maturity, rejecting a too-early adulthood.

Mythcon 40 - Sailing The Seas Of Imagination, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Welcome to the 40th Annual Mythopoeic Conference

As I returned home from Mythcon 38 in Berkeley two years ago, I thought about how the Society had not had a Southern California Mythcon for several years. It seemed important to me that for this special anniversary conference that we return to the territory where the Society began. One thing led to another, and I ended up volunteering to chair this conference.

The Third Mercy, William H. Wandless

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Ravana Questions Hanuman, Randy Hoyt

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Brekka, Dag Rossman

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Five Blows, Mary Johnson

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Eggzactly, Joe R. Christopher, Donald H. Hinkle

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Moldiwhether's Minutes, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Another World, Joel Zartman

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Lao Tzu, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Waterstone, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Acting Out Among The Ferae Naturae, Colin James

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Madonna, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Mythic Circle #31, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Tear In The Sky, Ryder W. Miller

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Lord Of All He Surveyed, Ja Howe

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Love: A Dream And Amplification, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.