Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons^™

Introduction, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

A Dose Of Double Dactyls, Diverse Hands

Tolkien Journal

This delightful verse form was introduced to the world by Esquire magazine and to us by Mrs. Deborah Rogers in a poem published in Orcrist #2. That effort inspired a flurry of double dactyl composing on the part of members of the U. W. Tolkien Society, and such of our verses as seemed both most meritorious and most free from in-jokes are here foisted on our unwary audience. Caveat lector: we have not always kowtowed to the strict rules stipulated above; and we have sometimes indulged our deep affection for puns.

The Insurrection Of The Toolies From Twee, Joe Snow

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Tolkien And Spiders, Bob Mesibov

Tolkien Journal

Considers both spiders and spider-imagery applied to other characters in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Published prior to Carpenter’s biography, it makes no reference to Tolkien’s childhood encounter with a spider.

Progress Report On The Variorum Tolkien, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

Chronicles an early effort to create a variorum edition of Tolkien’s works, starting with The Lord of the Rings, using materials at Marquette University. As a preliminary finding, the author announces that “Middle-earth” appears to be the correct capitalization and punctuation of this term.

Letters To The Editor, Lloyd Alexander, Bonniejean Christensen

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Satire, Paulette Carroll

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

An Ace Mystery: Did Tolkien Write His Own Retraction?, Bonniejean Christensen

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Report From The West: Explotation Of The Hobbit, Bonniejean Christensen

Tolkien Journal

Reports on commercial tie-ins to Tolkien such as sales of posters and buttons, and in particular on one musical adaptation of The Hobbit. Updates the Ace publication controversy as well.

Power In The Lord Of The Rings, Alexis Levitin

Tolkien Journal

Analyzes Power and its tendency to corruption in The Lord of the Rings, with a discussion of the weaknesses of Evil, and the function of the Ring as a temptation to Power and Pride.

On Seeing Amen House Demolished, Glenn Edward Sadler

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

(For Charles Williams)

To Michal: Sonnets After Marriage, Charles Williams

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

No abstract provided.

Missives To Mythlore, Lloyd Alexander, Walter Hooper, William Linden, James D. Clark, Roger Bryant Jr., Simone Wilson, Mary Ezzell, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Margaret Howes, Bob Foster, Mary Mcdermott Shideler

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

No abstract provided.

The Noises That Weren't There, Charles Williams

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.

Initial chapters of an unfinished novel by Williams.

Part 2:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol2/iss3/6

Part 3:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol2/iss4/9

Lines On The Reverend's Black Beard / To Michal Williams, Anonymous, Simone Wilson

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

No abstract provided.

Song Of Joy, Bruce Mcmenomy

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

No abstract provided.

Charles Williams: A Short Reading List, Mythlore Staff

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

No abstract provided.

Excerpts From A Letter About Charles Williams, Mary Mcdermott Shideler

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

Brief introduction to who Williams was and some remarks about his work.

Arthurian & Cosmic Myth In That Hideous Strength, Margaret Hannay

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

Discusses the elements of Arthurian legend in That Hideous Strength, particularly the character of Merlin.

The Agnostic In The Whirlwind: The Seven Novels Of Charles Williams, Galen Peoples

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

Overview of William’s novels in publication order, with summaries and discussion of common themes and style.

An Introduction To Narnia: Part 1, J. R. Christopher

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.

Reviews the chronology of the Narnia books, both the internal parts set in Narnia and those set on Earth, and the chronology of publication, with additional discussion of “The Narnian Suite” in Lewis’s collected poems.

Part 2:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol2/iss3/5

Part 3:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol2/iss4/4

Part 4:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol3/iss1/3

Letters In Hell, Charles Williams

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

Lewis, C.S. The Screwtape Letters

The Counsel Of Elrond, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Across The Brandwine, Bernie Zuber

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

No abstract provided.

World Of Fanzines, Alpajpuri

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

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Conferences And Conventions: Past And Future / Inklings, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Tolkien Criticism - Supplement Two, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

The first part of this series appears in Orcrist #1.

Tolkien And Coleridge, Clyde S. Kilby

Tolkien Journal

Finds similarities in both authors’ love of philology, ability to tell a spell-binding story, and the long torment of the Mariner and Frodo, as well as an essentially Catholic orientation and a regard for the numinous nature of life. (The author does not posit any influence on Tolkien by Coleridge but simply notes similarities.)

Hobbits: Common Lens For Heroic Experience, David M. Miller

Tolkien Journal

Theorizes that works of fantasy need some sort of bridge linking them to the primary world in order to have literary depth. After discussing bridging devices in several other fantasies, notably Eddison’s The Worm Ouroboros, the author locates Tolkien’s bridging device in the initial utter ordinariness and realistic character growth of the hobbits, with whom the reader is led to identify from the start and therefore throughout their later encounters with the high and heroic of Middle -earth.