Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons^™

The Genre Of The Lord Of The Rings, Alexis Levitin

Tolkien Journal

Attempts to define the genre of The Lord of the Rings, an “alien but very effective piece of work” that defies easy categorization. Settles on “a quest-story presented in an epic and fairy-tale medium.”

Contemporary Medieval Authors, Richard C. West

Tolkien Journal

Discusses works of the “contemporary medieval” genre, a sub-genre of twentieth-century romance, including T.H. White’s Arthurian cycle, and more briefly, Lewis’s Narnia books and Space Trilogy and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.

At The Back Of The North Wind: George Macdonald: A Centennial Appreciation, Glenn E. Sadler

Tolkien Journal

A brief overview of MacDonald’s life and writing, with a particular focus on At the Back of the North Wind.

Lore Of Logres, Rand Kuhl

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

No abstract provided.

Keynote Address: On Hobbit Lore & Tolkien Criticism, Fred Lerner

Tolkien Journal

Keynote Speech, First Annual Tolkien Conference, Belknap College, October 1968. Discusses the contemporary state of Tolkien criticism and scholarship, classifying it into certain categories: bibliographic studies, literary criticism, Middle-earth studies (comparing this type of work to the Sherlockian tradition), and source studies.

Editorial, Ed Meskys

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Veronica M.S. Kennedy, Bonniejean Mcguire Christensen, Sandra Miesel, Richard V. Knight

Tolkien Journal

The Tolkien Relation: A Personal Inquiry. William Ready. Reviewed by Veronica M. S. Kennedy.

The Tolkien Relation: A Personal Inquiry. William Ready. Reviewed by Bonniejean McGuire Christensen.

Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings". Lin Carter. Reviewed by Sandra Miesel.

Of Middle-earth and the Story of the Hobbit . Lin Carter. Reviewed by Richard V. Knight.

Old Irish Influences Upon The Languages & Literature Of The Lord Of The Rings, Cory Seidman Panshin

Tolkien Journal

First looks at historical changes in Old Irish as possible sources for similar changes in the development of Sindarin from Quenya. Then considers the subject matter and rhyme scheme of “Eärendil,” Bilbo’s poem composed in Rivendell, and “Errantry,” its comic companion from The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, as similar in structure and subject matter to Old Irish “voyages” poems.

The Good Guys & The Bad Guys, Gracia Fay Ellwood

Tolkien Journal

Considers the popularity of The Lord of the Rings, with its unfashionably clear division of good and evil, as in part due to its appeal to the deep human need for stories embodying archetypes. Applies Jungian analysis and the theories of Joseph Campbell and Mircea Eliade to the story.

Mysticism In The Ring, Sister Pauline C.S.M

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

The Shire Post, Vera Chapman, Martha Muench, Chris Jones, Ian Collins, Roger Black, Nan Scott, Anthony Cermak, Kirk L. Thompson, Dave Greene, Annette Harper, Judy Mosinger, Anne Little Etkin, Tom Eaton, John Stephen Maddux, David Damrosch, Robert Karp, Dainis Bisenieks, Chris Jones, John Forrest, Owen Clayton, Susan Shwartz, Max Grober, Beth Myers, Mike Harper, Karl-Gustaf Lofvander, Jonathan Glixon, Drusilla Mckinney, Dave Boersema

Tolkien Journal

No abstract provided.

Tolkien Critcism, George Thomson

Tolkien Journal

Discusses the then-nascent field of Tolkien studies, noting trends such as consideration of Tolkien as an “Oxford Christian” and source studies in medieval literature and culture.

The Hobbit Habit In The Critic's Eye, Dainis Bisenieks

Tolkien Journal

Discusses ways in which criticism can or should deal with fantasy, and examines several critics’ takes on The Lord of the Rings for usefulness to the reader.

Reprinted in revised edition due to numerous typesetting errors in its original appearance. Please use this revised version instead:

Bisenieks, Dainis. “The Hobbit Habit in the Critic’s Eye” [Revised]. Tolkien Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, #15, 1972, pp. 14–15. https://dc.swosu.edu/tolkien_journal/vol5/iss1/3

The Council Of Elrond, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Hobbit Dream?, Rand Kuhl

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

No abstract provided.

Editorial: Chronological Snobbery, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Tolkien Conference '69, Patrick Callahan

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

No abstract provided.

Owen Barfield In Southern California, Rand Kuhl

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

No abstract provided.

The Mythology Of Out Of The Silent Planet, Margaret Hannay

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

Discussion of Out of the Silent Planet focusing on the religious and theological aspects of Lewis’ mythopoeic imagination and the creation of his “cosmic mythology.” Describes how OSP establishes the “basis for [Lewis’s] cosmic mythology, which is further developed in later books of the series.”

C.S. Lewis: An Appraisal, Corbin S. Carnell

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

An appreciation of Lewis’s work as an author of scholarly, fantastic, theological, and philosophical works.

Report On Westercon Xxii, David Ring

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

No abstract provided.

Bilbo And Frodo's Birthday Party, Elrond Peredhil

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

No abstract provided.

Mileage In Middle-Earth, Marcella Juhren

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

Discusses conversion of leagues into miles, illustrated by examples of some travels reported in Middle-earth.

A Sindarin-Quenya Dictionary, More Or Less, Listing All Elvish Words Found In The Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, And The Road Goes Ever On By J.R.R. Tolkien - Part Iii, Sandra Ballif

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.

Part three lists word elements and words from I through Menel.

Part 1:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol1/iss1/11

Part 2:https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol1/iss4/7

The Empire Of Charles Williams, Simone Wilson

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

Outlines the geography of the Empire in Williams’s Arthuriad, and the symbolic meaning of its parts.

Across The Brandywine, Bernie Zuber

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

No abstract provided.

World Of Fanzines, Bernie Zuber

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

No abstract provided.

Lore Of Logres - Arrows From A Twisted Bow: Misunderstanding Tolkien, Rand Kuhl

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

Ready, William. Understanding Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings.

Missives To Mythlore, Stanley Hoffman, Nan Bruade, Iver Rogers, Marty Helgesen, Patrick Strang, Peter Kreeft

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

"Based around the Eagle's song, from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Return of the King.