Children's and Young Adult Literature | Open Access Articles

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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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Letters, Grace E. Funk

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

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

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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 …

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