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The Depths Of Belief, Alex Bledsoe

The Mythic Circle

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Mythic Circle #20, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

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A Wedding Song For Cupid And Psyche, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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Wizard's War, Tony Cobb

The Mythic Circle

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Daelodas, Thomas Demayo

The Mythic Circle

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Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

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Letters Of Comment, Corrine De Winter

The Mythic Circle

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A Prayer To Hestia, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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The Grail Chapel, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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Venus Seen Afresh / The Capture Of Persephone, Joe R. Christopher, Corrine De Winter

The Mythic Circle

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Loose Ends, Corrine De Winter

The Mythic Circle

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Reviews, Paula Disante, Wayne G. Hammond, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

The 1997 Tolkien Calendar. HarperPrism. Reviewed by Paula DiSante.

The Starlit Jewel. Avalon Rising. Reviewed by Paula DiSante.

Letters of C.S. Lewis. C.S. Lewis. Ed. by W.H. Lewis and Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Wayne G. Hammond.

Tolkien - A Critical Assessment. Brian Rosebury. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis, Man and Writer: Essays and Reviews. George Musacchio. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Quotable Lewis. Wayne Martindale and Jerry Root. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Figure of Beatrice: A Study in Dante. Charles Williams. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

An Inklings Bibliography (57), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Entries 42–59 in this series are written by Hammond (Tolkien material) and Christopher (Lewis and other material). See Hammond, Wayne G., for one later entry in this series.

The Holy House Of Ungit, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Examination of Lewis’s use of metaphor, biblical imagery, and imagery associated with goddesses in Till We Have Faces, especially in the characters of Ungit and Orual.

"The Gift Of Death": Tolkien's Philosophy Of Mortality, Grant C. Sterling

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

Explores “why Tolkien chose to call death a ‘gift,’ and in what way the underlying moral vision [...] of Middle-earth is tied up with that concept.”

Mr. Bliss And Mr. Toad: Hazardous Driving In J.R.R. Tolkien's Mr. Bliss & Kenneth Grahame's The Wind In The Willows, David Sandner

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

Symbolic meaning of the driving of automobiles in Mr. Bliss and The Wind in the Willows, especially as contrasted with the activity of picnicking. Implications for the question of Nature versus Rural, technology, food, and home.

The Tutorial Of Torture: Finding Out The Awful Truth In That Hideous Strength And 1984, John R. Reilly

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

Contends That Hideous Strength and 1984 have the same theme, “that an objective view of morality is necessary for worthy human life.” Notes “similarities between the didactic devices which the authors employ,” such as Belbury/Oceania and Studdock/Winston, especially in their torture/ indoctrination. The biggest difference is in the resolution of both novels.

Open Minds, Closed Minds In The Lord Of The Rings, Christina Scull

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

A study of prejudice and tolerance, from the insularity of the Hobbits of the Shire to the mistrust between the Elves and Dwarves and the very nationalistic outlook of Denethor. This paper will show how some characters grew and became more tolerant, and that Tolkien was sensible enough to realize that only small steps can be taken at a time. It will also consider the unwillingness of some to believe in anything not witnessed with their own senses, thus leading them to discard as legendary much of the wonder of Middle-earth.

The Growth Of Grammar In The Elven Tongues, Christopher Gilson, Patrick Wynne

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

While some features of Elven grammar go back to the earliest records, such as the “Qenya Lexicon”, others are unique to later works such as the “Secret Vice” poems and the Etymologies, and some do not emerge until after The Lord of the Rings. The Elven languages form an expanding canvas (like Niggle’s), and many of the individual poems and sentences can be examined in terms of how they elaborate or enhance the overall grammar of Elvish.

Tolkien And The Gawain-Poet, Tom Shippey

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

One of Tolkien’s major academic works was the edition he prepared, with E.V. Gordon, of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Yet this poem is only one of four in identical dialect (an important point to Tolkien) and in the same manuscript. This paper considers the philological issues these poems raise, and shows how the theories, eccentricities and linguistics of the Gawain-poet were read and used by Tolkien.

Point Of View In Tolkien, Christine Barkley

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

Many stories are told by more than one teller in Tolkien's works. This paper compares different versions to see what areas of interest or emphasis arise, and what differences might be explained by the specific interests or culture of the teller. The paper also evaluates which kinds of stories are told most often by which tellers.

Tolkien And Englishness, Chris Hopkins

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

This paper discusses ways in which Tolkien draws upon various ideas of Englishness in order to construct his epic fictional world. In particular, Tolkien's combinations of different periods and traditions of Englishness - Anglo-Saxon, nineteenth-century - are explored.

Cetacean Consciousness In Katz's Whalesinger And L'Engle's A Ring Of Endless Light, J. R. Wytenbroek

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

Both Canadian fantasist Welwyn Wilton Katz and American fantasist Madeleine L’Engle have written novels in which humans, in communicating with whales or dolphins, have been exposed to wholeness, harmony, unity, and pattern in the universe at large as perceived by cetaceans. While writing quite independently, these works show a remarkable similarity in their perception of cetacean consciousness. An exploration of these similarities shows the united mystical vision that writers from different backgrounds and beliefs can attain.

Writing And Allied Technologies In Middle-Earth, Lester E. Simons

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

This paper discusses the possible (and probable) methods by which the inhabitants of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age kept permanent records. A number of concepts are introduced and defined: substrate, medium, implement, glyphs and last, but not least, scribe! Suggestions regarding the possibility of the existence, late in the Third Age, of printing will be presented.

Reminiscences: Oxford In 1920, Meeting Tolkien And Becoming An Author At 77, Vera Chapman

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

Reminiscences of Vera Chapman’s life, including going up to Oxford just after the First World War (between the time when Tolkien was an undergraduate and his return as a Professor).