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Aslan's Sacrifice And The Doctrine Of Atonement In The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Jay Ruud

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

Recommends reading the scene of Aslan’s sacrifice as a typological narrative, as was common in medieval readings of scripture and of writers like Dante.

Apologist For The Past: The Medieval Vision Of C. S. Lewis's "Space Trilogy" And Chronicles Of Narnia, Louis Markos

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

Shows how the medieval model which Lewis articulated in The Discarded Image influenced both the Space Trilogy and the Chronicles of Narnia.

Mount Purgatory Arises Near Narnia, Joe R. Christopher

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

Examines the image of the enclosed garden and pool at the top of a mountain as it occurs in Dante’s Garden of Eden on Mount Purgatory and in The Magician’s Nephew and The Last Battle, with some parallels in Morris’s The Well at the World’s End and Tolkien’s “Leaf by Niggle.”

"'Where Sky And Water Meet'": Christian Iconography In C. S. Lewis's The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader, Salwa Khoddam

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

Examines a set of images from Christian iconography that underlie the structure of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: light, the sun, the ship, the garden, particular characters, and the pageant which incorporates all of them. The author also describes two of what she calls “false icons”: the sea and natural appetites.

Book Reviews, David Bratman, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The Nine Worlds: A Dictionary of Norse Mythology. Douglas Rossman. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Mervyn Peake: My Eyes Mint Gold: A Life. Malcolm Yorke. Reviewed by David Bratman.

Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake. G. Peter Winnington. Reviewed by David Bratman.

The Magician's Niece: The Kinship Between J. K. Rowling And C. S. Lewis, Joy Farmer

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

Looks at parallels between the Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter books in terms of plot, structure, symbolism, theme, and purpose.

Mythic Circle #24, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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From Dubric To Taliessin: Charles Williams's Early Work On The Arthurian Cycle, Eric Rauscher

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

Explores the transformation of Dubric into Taliessen, focusing on how Dubric gradually recedes in importance in Williams’s thinking about the Arthur story and is finally transformed into Taliessen.

J. R. R. Tolkien And The Matter Of Britain, Verlyn Flieger

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

Suggests that Tolkien’s legendarium is in some ways modeled on the Arthurian story and that he had the Matter of Britain in mind as he worked on his own stories.

On Fantasy Stories, Cath Filmer-Davies

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

Elaborates on the value that fantasy stories (and indeed all literature) have: “as sociological and enculturating strategies, in the creation and exchange of meaning, and as a means of empowerment to writers and readers equally.”

Book Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The C. S. Lewis Reader’s Encyclopedia. Foreword by Christopher Mitchell. Ed. Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers. Vol. 3. Ed. Barbara Reynolds. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Roverandom. Tolkien, J. R. R. Ed. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Letters, Grace E. Funk

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

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Is Man A Myth? Mere Christian Perspectives On The Human, Donald T. Williams

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

Explores the nature of humanity from the perspectives provided us by G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, and J.R.R. Tolkien, and forces us to consider such difficult questions as “why are we here” and “what is our purpose.”

Till We Have Faces: From Idolatry To Revelation, Dominic Manganiello

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

Examines the “face” image and theme in Lewis’s novel and relates it to the use of the same image in a much broader literary context, from Augustine to Oscar Wilde.

Mythcon 31 - Myth And Legend Of The Pacific, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Welcome to Mythcon XXXI, situated in the heart of Hawai'i's version of "The Cracks of Doom. " It comes complete with the grayness and the mists, the blasted earth, and a belly full of hot lava-a power even Gandalf couldn't control. But while Frodo a·nd Sam toiled we will celebrate, while their spirits dropped our spirits will rise, and while they were alone we will share together. The most powerful word in Hawai 'i is Aloha. It encompasses a generosity of spirit, and a love of the land, and people. This is what we hope you will find here. You …

Winter Beast, Margaret L. Carter

The Mythic Circle

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Last Call, E. R. Stewart

The Mythic Circle

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Persephone / The Personals / Narcissus, Louise Webster, Regent St. Clare

The Mythic Circle

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Letters, Pat Reynolds, Rie Sheridan, Jennifer Crow

The Mythic Circle

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The Demon Lover, Kelly Searsmith

The Mythic Circle

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Eve After Fifty Of Her 900 Years / Ozymandias Redux, Joe R. Christopher, Devin Brown

The Mythic Circle

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On Sunday, David Napolin

The Mythic Circle

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Horse Feathers, Gene Stewart

The Mythic Circle

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A Storm In Gundrin, Jon Camp

The Mythic Circle

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The Cryo, Eric Reynolds

The Mythic Circle

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Light-Adapted Eye, Chris Willrich

The Mythic Circle

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The Familiar Stranger, Sheri Gaia Chapin

The Mythic Circle

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The Dragon Tree, Stepan Chapman

The Mythic Circle

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Mythic Circle #23, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

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The Small Press Question, Trent Walters

The Mythic Circle

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