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The Nature Of Dreams In The Lord Of The Rings, Karl Schoor

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

Lists the dreams in The Lord of the Rings and speculates on their nature, origin, and purpose. Considers how they enhance the plot and tone.

Margaret Anstruther's Vision, Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce And The Medieval Dream Vision, Robert Boenig

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

Discusses the genre of the medieval dream vision, with summaries of some of the best known (and their precursors). Analyzes The Great Divorce as “a Medieval Dream Vision in which [Lewis] redirects the concerns of the entire genre.”

Cavalier Treatment, Lee Speth

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

No abstract provided.

The Many Faces Of Herosim In Tolkien, Edith Crowe

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

With a Jungian slant, groups Tolkien’s heroes from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion into several types—assertive (tragic or epic), submissive (from Christian models), and the group or fellowship as hero.

Quenti Lambardillion, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Looks at differences between Quenya and Sindarin as exhibited in passages from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

Letters, Jeanne Wardwell, Darrell Schweitzer, Rhona Beare, Steven Wissler, David Dougham, Grace E. Funk

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Benjamin Urrutia, Roderick Mcgillis, Lee Speth

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

Studies in the Literary Imagination. Vol. XIV, No. 2. Fall, 1981. Georgia State University. Ed. by Rayond Carter Sutherland. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Mists of Avalon. Marion Zimmer Bradley. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

The Harmony Within: The Spiritual Vision of George MacDonald. Rolland Hein. Reviewed by Roderick McGillis.

C.S. Lewis and the Church of Rome. Christopher Derrick. Reviewed by Lee Speth.

Between Heaven and Hell. Peter Kreeft. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

New Myths For Old, Part Ii, Alex Kondratiev

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.

Discusses two of the noted forgers of ancient Celtic documents who influenced the Celtic Revival of the nineteenth century and whose inventions influence our perceptions of Celtic literature and mythology (and fantasy writers) even today.

Part 1:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol10/iss1/10

October Hymn, Karla Rusa

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

No abstract provided.

Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach

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

Discusses and elaborates on Sayers’s conception of creativity as a Trinitarian process, composed of idea, energy/activity, and power.

Early Glimpses Of Middle-Earth, Manfred Zimmermann

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

Discusses the review essays Tolkien wrote for The Years’ Work in English Studies in 1923–1926, and finds parallels to his fiction writing. These reviews “offer interesting insights into a mind in which Middle-earth had already begun to take shape.”

"Felicitous Space" In The Fantasies Of George Macdonald And Mervyn Peake, Anita Moss

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

Applies insights from Bachelard’s The Poetics of Space to several of MacDonald’s novels and Peake’s Gormenghast trilogy. Analyzes the symbolism of houses, shelter and protected spaces in these works.

Cavalier Treatment: The Years In Broceliande, Lee Speth

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

No abstract provided.

Ents, J. R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

Charles Williams And The Angelicals, Rhona Beare

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

Notes similarities between the angelicals that appear in The Place of the Lion and the Gnostic archons, which are also represented in animal form.

An Inklings Bibliography (19), Joe R. Christopher

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

An annotated checklist covering both primary and secondary materials on J. R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and the other Inklings.

Unicorns, Teresa Noelle Roberts

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

No abstract provided.

Tree And Leaf, Mark Allaby

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

No abstract provided.

Editorial: Changing The Possible…, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Bilbo's Journey, J. R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Roderick Mcgillis, Nancy-Lou Patterson, George W. Colvin, Thomas M. Egan

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

Victorian Fantasy. Stephen Prickett. Reviewed by Roderick McGillis.

Worlds Beyond the World: The Fantastic Vision of William Morris. Richard Mathews. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Dorothy L. Sayers: The Life of a Courageous Woman. James Brabazon. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Patches of Godlight: The Pattern of Thought in C.S. Lewis. Robert Houston Smith. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives. Ed. Neil D. Isaacs and Rose A. Zimbardo. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Journeys of Frodo: An Atlas of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Barbara Strachey. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Lion of Ireland: The Legend of Brian Boru. Morgan …

A Jungian Reading Of The Kalevala 500-1300? Finnish Shamanism ~ The Patriarchal Senex Figure Part Ii: The Archetypal Shaman/Hero, Bettina Knapp

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

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

Jungian interpretation of the Kalevala, focusing on the character of Väinämöinen and his role as Shaman. Part 2 analyzes Väinämöinen’s transformation of the land, the felling of the oak, the confrontation with Joukahainen, and the death of Aino.

Part 1:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol8/iss3/10/

Part 3:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss1/11

Part 4:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss2/11

Letters, Mary M. Stolzenbach, Benjamin Urrutia, Thomas M. Egan, Jared Lobdell, Alexei Kondratiev

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

No abstract provided.

The Irish Mythological Cycle And Tolkien's Eldar, Gerald V. Gillespie

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

Compares aspects of The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings to The Mythological Cycle of Irish literature, specifically the Book of Invasions. Claims the history of the Eldar shows “a similarity to Irish sources much closer and more extensive than any critic has heretofore remarked.”

The Cosmic Gospel: Lewis And L’Engle, M. L. Carter

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

Notes similarities between Lewis’s Space Trilogy and L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time trilogy.

The Motif Of The Garden In The Novels Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Charles Williams, And C.S. Lewis, Mary Ellen Pitts

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

Considers the importance of the symbolism of the garden, especially from Genesis and medieval literature, in certain works of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams.

Matters Of Grave Import: The Third Heaven, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

No abstract provided.

The Unicorn: Creature Of Love, Teresa Noelle Roberts

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

Reviews the symbolism of the unicorn in mythology, literature, and as portrayed in tapestry, including Christianity.

Letters, John Schwindt, Patrick Wynne

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

No abstract provided.