Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons^™

Who Is The Master Of The "Precious"?, Robert A. Hall Jr.

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

Considers to whom Gollum’s phrase “the master of the Precious” actually refers. Concludes that Gollum was actually thinking of himself as such. Sees Gollum not merely as a shadow of Frodo but a character with his own agenda.

The Procrustean Bed Of Film Animation, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Radagast In Middle-Earth, Ruth Berman

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

No abstract provided.

Machen's Hallows, Mary M. Stolzenbach

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

Discusses one of Machen’s rare stories that deal with “the good supernatural”— in this case, the Grail. Sees parallels between this story and works of Lewis and Williams (especially War in Heaven).

Miscellaneous Remarks On Gimli And On Rhythmic Prose, Manfred Zimmerman

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

Suggests an etymology for Gimli’s name that makes him the son of Gloin. Identifies two passages in Lord of the Rings (in addition to those dealing with Bombadil) in which the prose is sufficiently rhythmic to read as poetry.

C.S. Lewis' Passages: Chronological Age And Spiritual Development In Narnia, Doris T. Myers

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

Admires the ways the Chronicles balance the idea that chronological age of characters is relatively unimportant with the concept of “spiritual age”—tasks of spiritual development associated with particular stages in life.

Letters, Craig J. Brown, Ruth Berman, Dean A. Walker, Benjamin Urrutia

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

No abstract provided.

The Wood Between The Worlds, Melanie Rawls

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

No abstract provided.

The Importance Of Free Will In The Lord Of The Rings, Richard P. Bullock

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

A short discussion of the importance of free will, and the evil of the domination of wills, in The Lord of the Rings.

The Wonder Of Passage, The Making Of Gold: Alchemy And Initiation In Out Of The Silent Planet, John Hollwitz

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

Sees Out of the Silent Planet as a narrative of Ransom’s spiritual development, using the imagery of shamanic initiation, alchemy, and medieval hermeticism. In Out of the Silent Planet, though not in later books in the series, Ransom’s initiation and function are almost exclusively masculine.

The Rewards Of Reading Fantasy, Karl Schorr

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

Examines what is appealing to the reader about fantasy as a genre, what its specific functions are and how it affects us.

The Rags Of Lordship: Science Fiction, Fantasy, And The Reenchantment Of The World, Peter Lowentrout

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

Sees a movement at the leading edges of our culture away from the desacralized world and back toward the mythic. Sees the genres of science fiction and fantasy providing aesthetic windows to the sacred. Along with science and religion, they participate in a resynthesis of our culture’s assumptions, pointing toward individuality within fundamental unity and broader notions of causality.

The Psychological Symbolism Of The Magic Fountain And The Giant Herdsman In Yvain, M. L. Carter

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

Analyzes two symbols in the poem that have received little previous critical attention. Gives a psychological interpretation of these symbols.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Benjamin Urrutia, Mabel Drew

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

J.R.R. Tolkien - Myth, Morality and Religion. Richard L. Purtill. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Love All / Busman's Honeymoon. Dorothy L. Sayers and Muriel St. Clare Byrne. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Terminator. Direc. by James Cameron. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

Fantasists on Fantasy. Robert H. Boyer and Kenneth J. Zahorski. Reviewed by Mabel Drew.

Quenti Lambardillion: Tolkien's Linguistic Aesthetic, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Discusses the aesthetic basis of Tolkien’s creativity in his love of language, supported by extensive quotations from his letters.

Editor's Opening, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Speaking In Parables, Kath Filmer

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

Examines how Lewis achieves the many levels of meaning in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by “use of mythic characters, references to everyday aspects of British culture, and Biblical symbolism.” Shows how Lewis “maintains the close relationship between these elements [...] and the form of the Fairy Tale”—creating a parable.

Charles Williams And Second-Hand Paganism, Judith Kollmann

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

Argues that unlike Lewis and Tolkien, who incorporate true pagan worldviews into their works as imperfect precursors of Christianity, Williams uses superficially pagan elements that are really a product of the Judeo-Christian world. Williams’s portrayal of the pagan/occult is more negative, while showing the attractiveness of such power.

Early Review Of Books By J.R.R. Tolkien, George H. Thompson

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

THIS IS A SIX-PART ARTICLE. IN ORDER TO READ OR DOWNLOAD THE OTHER PARTS, FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW.

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 2.” Mythlore, vol. 11, no. 3, #41, 1985, pp. 59–63. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol11/iss3/11/

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 3.” Mythlore, vol. 12, no. 1, #43, 1985, pp. 58–63. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol12/iss1/12/

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien: Part 3” [sic; actually Part 4]. Mythlore, vol. 12, no. 3, #45, 1985, pp. 61–62. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol12/iss3/14/

Thompson, George H. “Early Review of Books …

The High King Of England, Paul Kocher

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

No abstract provided.

Subject Index To Mythlore Issues 31-39, David S. Bratman

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

A continuation of

Bratman, David. “Subject Index to Mythlore, Issues 1–30.” Mythlore, vol. 9, no. 1, #31, 1982, pp. 42–47. https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss1/13

The Rings Of Power, Melanie Rawls

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

Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings” of folk-tales. Using information on the nature of the One Ring and other “statements and clues planted by Tolkien,” speculates on “how the Seven and the Nine acted upon their keepers.”

No Exit: The Hero As Victim In Donaldson, Gordon E. Slethaug

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

Study of Thomas Covenant as a transformation of the standard fantasy hero, who is not permitted (in Tolkien’s words) “the Escape of the prisoner.” his fantasy world Covenant is victim and victimizer, whose eventual “acceptance of his own weakness and evil” allows him to subdue Lord Foul.

Reviews, Jessica Yates, Sarah Beach, Thomas M. Egan, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

J.R.R. Tolkien: This Far Land. Robert Giddings. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.

The Book of Lost Tales Part II. J.R.R. TOlkien. Reviewed by Sarah Beach.

The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

The Restitution of Man: C.S. Lewis and the Case Against Scientism. Michael D. Aeschliman. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The High Kings: Arthur's Celtic Ancestors. Joy Chant. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Halfe Like A Serpent: The Green Witch In The Silver Chair, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Contends that The Silver Chair presents “a complete feminine structure [...] in which the prevalent symbol of woman receives full expression.” This full expression is achieved with the Green Witch as the villain and Jill Pole as the heroine.

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Discusses the vowel systems of Quenya, Sindarin, Adunai, Hobbitish Westron, Khuzdul, and the Black Speech.

Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach

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

No abstract provided.

Uncouth Innocence: Some Links Between Chrétien De Troyes, Wolfram Von Eschenbach And J.R.R. Tolkien, J. S. Ryan

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

Sees a subtle but pervasive similarity between von Eschenbach and Tolkien in “tone and central philosophies.” Sees “the whole medieval treatment of the Percival/Parzival theme” as “a general source for the various aspects of the hobbit character.” Also sees structural parallels between Chrétien de Troyes, von Eschenbach, and Lord of the Rings.

Letters, Johan Schimanski, David Doughan, Paul Nolan Hyde, Thomas M. Egan, Benjamin Urrutia

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

No abstract provided.

Mistress Of Creation, Alice P. Kenney

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

Discusses examples of women as creators (in the artistic and/or intellectual sense) and as inspiration for creative activity in others, in the works of Lewis, Williams, Sayers, and Murdoch.