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Book Reviews, David Lavery, Scott Mclaren Jun 2003

Book Reviews, David Lavery, Scott Mclaren

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

The Role of Imagination in Culture and Society: Owen Barfield’s Early Work. Astrid Diener. Reviewed by David Lavery.

To Michal from Serge: Letters from Charles Williams to His Wife Florence, 1939-1945. ed. Roma King. Reviewed by Scott McLaren.


The Anatomy Of A Friendship: The Correspondence Of Ruth Pitter And C. S. Lewis, 1946-1962, Don W. King Jun 2003

The Anatomy Of A Friendship: The Correspondence Of Ruth Pitter And C. S. Lewis, 1946-1962, Don W. King

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

Chronological study of the friendship between Pitter and Lewis, illustrated with excerpts from their letters to each other and from Pitter’s poetry. Includes her transcript of a conversation about where the Beavers got the ingredients for the lunch they fed the Pevensie children.


Wizards And Wainscots: Generic Structures And Genre Themes In The Harry Potter Series, Kerrie Anne Le Lievre Jun 2003

Wizards And Wainscots: Generic Structures And Genre Themes In The Harry Potter Series, Kerrie Anne Le Lievre

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

Examines the Harry Potter series as an example of a “high fantasy scenario within the structure of a wainscot fantasy”—that is, high fantasy themes taking place in a world of two parallel cultures, one an “invisible or undetected” society existing “in the interstices of the dominant world.”


Brothers Of Perpetual Responsibility: Monasticism, Memory, And Penance In Cassutt, Donaldson, And Straczynski, Kim Coleman Healy Jun 2003

Brothers Of Perpetual Responsibility: Monasticism, Memory, And Penance In Cassutt, Donaldson, And Straczynski, Kim Coleman Healy

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

Examines a theme of never-ending responsibility in a short Grail fantasy story, a fantasy novel cycle, and an episode of Babylon 5.


A Darker Ignorance: C. S. Lewis And The Nature Of The Fall, Mary R. Bowman Jun 2003

A Darker Ignorance: C. S. Lewis And The Nature Of The Fall, Mary R. Bowman

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

Starting with a study of the character of Susan in The Last Battle, examines Lewis’s views on innocence, sin, and maturity. Considers evidence from the Perelandra cycle and discusses Phillip Pullman’s criticism of Lewis.


"The Whole Art And Joy Of Words": Aslan's Speech In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Joy Alexander Jun 2003

"The Whole Art And Joy Of Words": Aslan's Speech In The Chronicles Of Narnia, Joy Alexander

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

A close look at the stylistic and structural characteristics of Aslan’s speeches in the Chronicles of Narnia.