Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons^™

"Gandalf, Please, Should Not 'Sputter'", Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Asks “to what degree does Tolkien consistently use introductory verbs and modifiers to develop his characters?” Discovered Tolkien was quite consistent in use of both semantically significant (“marked”) and “unmarked” verbs and modifiers to delineate character.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Paula Disanti, Wayne G. Hammond, Christine Lowentrout

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

The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, the Ambarkanta and the Annals. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The 1987 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar. Illustrated by Alan Lee, Roger Garland, Ted Nasmith, and John Howe. Reviewed by Paula DiSanti.

Present Concerns. C.S. Lewis. Ed. by Walter Hooper. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Clive Staples Lewis: A Dramatic Life. William Griffin. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Many Waters. Madeleine L'Engle. Reviewed by Wayne G. Hammond.

Apple, Staff, and Silver Crown. Nancy-Lou Patterson. Reviewed by Sarah Beach.

Epic Fantasy in the Modern World: A Few Observations. Stephen R. Donaldson. Reviewed by Wayne …

The Woodsman, Pendred Noyce

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Poem, Jomil Mulvey

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Sonnet In Defense Of Thersites, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Mourning Light, David Gaston

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Troll Boy, Douglas A. Rossman

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

Talking Sword, C. R. Schabel

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Witch And The Lily, Anna Maxie

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.

The Accuser, Angelee Sailer Anderson

The Mythic Circle

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Empress Blue Meets Pharoah, Neve Mattaliano

The Mythic Circle

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Thomas The Rhymer, Charles De Lint

The Mythic Circle

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In The House Of Good Fortune, Angelee Sailer Anderson

The Mythic Circle

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In Pursuit Of Precious Things, C. A. Lavinger

The Mythic Circle

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Three Blessings, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

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Mohawk, Charles Rampp

The Mythic Circle

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The Princess In The Teflon Slipper, Stefan Bilandic

The Mythic Circle

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Mythic Circle #1, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

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John Heath-Stubbs’ Artorius And The Influence Of Charles Williams (Part 1), Joe R. Christopher

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

THIS IS A THREE-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PARTS, FOLLOW THE LINKS AT THE END OF THIS ABSTRACT.

Considers the influence of Williams on Heath-Stubbs’s Arthurian poem cycle. Part I looks at zodiacal imagery.

Part 2:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol13/iss3/12

Part 3:

https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol13/iss4/24

Gondolin, Minas Tirith And The Eucatastrophe, Lisa Anne Mende

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

Compares the tragic end of Gondolin with the eucatastrophic rescue of Minas Tirith. Similarly, other tales in The Silmarillion end tragically while parallel stories in Lord of the Rings have happier resolutions

The Figure Of Beatrice In The Works Of Charles Williams, Judith Kollmann

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

Keynote address, Mythcon 17. Notes the importance of the figure of Beatrice to Williams, and reviews his use of Beatrician figures in his novels and poems.

Tolkien And Old Germanic Ethics, Robert Boenig

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

Claims the “idea that a warrior must die with his lord in battle is one of the most important moral injunctions among the various Germanic peoples.” Uses this theme to examine Tolkien’s work for his reworking of the Old Germanic ethic into a Christian perspective.

Quenti Lambardillion: A Column On Middle-Earth Linguistics: The Languages Of Middle-Earth (Part Ii), Paul Nolan Hyde

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

THIS IS A TWO-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PART, FOLLOW THE LINK AT THE END OF THIS ABSTRACT.

A history of the languages of Middle-earth and their relationships with each other.

Part 1: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol13/iss1/6

Herland And Out Of The Silent Planet: A Comparison Of A Feminist Utopia And A Male-Charactered Fantasy, Melanie Rawls

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

Compares both the structure and themes of Herland and Out of the Silent Planet and finds many similarities in the utopian cultures represented.

A Centennial Retrospective On Charles Williams, David Bratman, Judith Kollmann, Bernadette Bosky, David Samuelson, Richard L. Purtill, Paul Edwin Zimmer, Amy Falkowitz, Antoinette Brenion, Christopher Henrich, Alexei Kondratiev, Fred Williams, Paul Nolan Hyde, Gracia Fay Ellwood, Randolph Fritz, Thomas Clareson, Wendell Wagner, Joe Christopher, Edith Crowe

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

Edited transcript of a panel discussion (including audience contributions) at the 17th Mythopoeic Society Conference.

Reviews, Glen Goodknight, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Thomas M. Egan

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

The Shaping of Middle-earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and The Annals, together with the earliest 'Silmarillion' and the First Map. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

VII: An Anglo-American Literary Review. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The 1987 J.R.R. Tolkien Calendar. Illustrated by Alan Lee, Roger Garland, Ted Nasmith and John Howe. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

Dragons of Light. Ace Books. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

Dragons of Darkness. Ace Books. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

The Stars and the Stillness: A Portrait of George MacDonald. Kathy Triggs. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

THIS IS A TWO-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PART, FOLLOW THE LINK AT THE END OF THIS ABSTRACT.

A history of the languages of Middle-earth and their relationships with each other.

Part 2: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol13/iss2/5

An Interview With Jane Yolen

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

Discusses several of Yolen’s stories and her novel Cards of Grief: techniques, influences, experiences with critical reception, recurrent imagery.

Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach

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

Discusses the hard-to-define quality of mythopoeic fantasy.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

No abstract provided.