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The 15th Anniversary Of The Mythopoeic Society, Glen H. Goodknight, Mindi M. Reid, Grace E. Funk, Dave Pomeroy, Elizabeth H. Woods, D. E. Puckle, Dale W. Simpson, Winifred D. Moorhead, Nancy C. Hanger, Elizabeth Harrod, Kathryn Lindskoog, Robert Buehlar, Anne Osborn, Alexei Kondratiev

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

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White Knight And Leech Gatherer: The Poet As Boor, Ruth Berman

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

Claims that Carroll’s White Knight’s Song misreads the Wordsworth poem that it parodies. The persona of the poet as boor in the latter is not identical with the poet.

Lewis Carroll, Scientifictionist, Joe R. Christopher

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.

Considers Carroll “as a writer of science fiction, as a forerunner (in a general way) of Lewis and other SF writers.” Cites examples from a number of Carroll’s works.

Part 2: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss4/16

An Inklings' Bibliography (22), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Cavalier Treatment: The Dawn's Failing Light, Lee Speth

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

This is part 1 of a 2 part column.

A discussion of Ithell Colquhoun’s Sword of Wisdom: MacGregor Mathers and the Golden Dawn encompasses an assessment of the esoteric cultist urge and a discussion of Charles Williams’s involvement with, and later distancing from, this group.

To download or read part 2, go to https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol9/iss4/9

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis. Edited by Clyde S. Kilby and Marjorie Lamp Mead. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

SEVEN; An Anglo-American Literary Review, Volume 2. Dr. Barbara Reynolds, Dr. Clyde S. Kilby, and Dr. Beatrice Batson. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

J.R.R. Tolkien. Deborah Webster Rogers and Ivor A. Rogers. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis and the Church of Rome. Christopher Derrick. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis. The Art of Enchantment. Donald E. Glover. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Road And The Ring: Solid Geometry In Tolkien's Middle-Earth, Mark M. Hennelly Jr.

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

Considers the complex interplay of the Ring and the Road (“linear progress and circular stasis”), along with other related motifs of lines, circles, intersections and crossroads, spirals and spheres, hands and eyes in The Lord of the Rings.

Quenti Lambardillion: A Column On Middle-Earth Linguistics, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Introductory column with some discussion of anomalies in the writing systems used on various title pages.

The Making Of Things Other Than The Self: Revelation And Creation In Descent Into Hell, Randy L. Dejaynes

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

A Jungian analysis of the development of three characters in Descent Into Hell. The motif of creation is applied to the self and “the possibility of creating one’s Self by means of applied revelation.” Wentworth and Adela fail because they “do not create the Self, but rather allow the Self to be created by their unconscious projections.”

C.S. Lewis: The Public Poet, Roland M. Kawano

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

Contends that Lewis’s distinction between Milton the private man and epic, or public, poet can be applied to Lewis himself. “The public character and convention of poetry interested [Lewis] most of all,” which put him out of step with the poetry of his time, with its focus on private imagery.

Khazâd-Dûm, John Schwindt

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

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Matters Of Grave Import: A Column, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

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Editorial Notes, Glen H. Goodknight

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

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Battle Strategy In Perelandra: Beowulf Revisited, Darlene Logan

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

Sees a number of parallels between Ransom (in Perelandra) and Beowulf—both in personal characteristics and the details of battles with their respective foes.

Reviews, Glen Goodknight, Nancy-Lou Patterson, E. Palmer Patterson Ii, Nichols Grimes

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

The Old English Exodus. Text, translation, and commentary by J.R.R; Tolkien. Edited by Joan Turville-Petre. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

J.R.R. Tolkien. Katharyn F. Crabbe. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

England and Always: Tolkien's World of the Rings. Jared Lobdell. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Tolkien Quiz Book. Nigel Robinson and Linda Wilson. Reviewed by E. Palmer Patterson II.

Excalibur, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Clash of the Titans, and Dragonslayer. Reviewed by Nicholas Grimes

Cavalier Treatment: Tolkien The Liberator, Lee Speth

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

A general appreciation of The Lord of the Rings and its success.

An Inkling's Bibliography (21), Joe R. Christopher

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

A series of bibliographies of primary and secondary works concerning the Inklings.

Some Notes To The Letters Of J.R.R. Tolkien, Benjamin Urrutia

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

Some proposed additional notes to the first edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien. One concerns American Indian archaeology and another, biblical references to centers of worship.

Editorial, Glen Goodknight

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

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Dyad For Finrod, Margaret R. Purdy

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

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The Ainulindale: Music Of Creation, Howard Davis

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

Discusses the creation story in the Silmarillion with a special focus on the power of song in Arda.

A Jungian Reading Of The Kalevala 500–1300?: Finnish Shamanism—The Patriarchal Senex Figure. [Part 4: Conclusion], 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. The conclusion is a Jungian analysis of Väinämöinen’s “night-sea journey” to the Abode of the Dead; his journey within the body of the giant Antero Vipunen; and his fashioning of an “instrument of eternal joy,” the kantele.

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

Part 2:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol8/iss4/14

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

Some Readers' Thoughts, Lloyd Alexander, Dainis Bisenieks, Robert Boeing, Frederick Brenion, Joe R. Christopher, Paul F. Ford, Paul Nolan Hyde, Paul H. Kocher, Alexei Kondratiev, Nancy Martsch, Margaret R. Purdy, Laura Ruskin, Mark Samuels, Joseph Simmons, Benjamin Urrutia, Steven C. Walker

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

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The Celeblain Of Celeborn And Galadriel, Janice Johnson

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

Reviews the history of Galadriel and Celeborn as revealed in unpublished materials as well as The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, Tolkien’s Letters, and Unfinished Tales, and examines variations and inconsistencies.

Tolkien In Translation, Glen H. Goodknight

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

Lists known translations of Tolkien’s works into twenty-five other languages, from Afrikaans to Swedish, with date of publication and other bibliographic information.

Letters, Jessica Yates, Colleen D. W. White, J. Kriss White

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

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C.S. Lewis Dances Among The Elves: A Dull And Scholarly Survey Of Spirits In Bondage And ‘The Queen Of Drum.’, Joe R. Christopher

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

Scholarly Guest of Honor address, Mythcon 12. Discusses references to elves and fairies in the poetry of Lewis. Faerie provides a romantic streak in nature, and/or psychological symbols of escape, in the early poems. Faerie and Christianity vie in “The Queen of Drum,” and Faerie is virtually absent from his later poems.

Letters, Humphrey Carpenter, L. Sprague De Camp, Sarah Beach, John D. Ratcliff, Ruth Berman, Dolores Espinosa, Alexei Kondratiev, Margaret R. Purdy, Jerry L. Daniel

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

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The Attic Of Faerie, Elizabeth M. Pope

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

Guest of Honor speech, Mythcon 12. Discusses relationship of fairy tales to older myths, and warns against oversimplification when fairy tales are concerned. Many variations exist of the same tale, and generalizations are unwise.

Symbols Of Immortality: A Comparison Of European And Elvish Heraldry, Margaret R. Purdy

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

Reviews basics of European heraldry and attempts to deduce the rules of Tolkien’s elvish heraldry. Finds that elvish heraldry seems to have rules (although less stringently applied) but considerably more artistic complexity.