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The Host Of Heaven: Astrological And Other Images Of Divinity In The Fantasies Of C.S. Lewis (Part 2), Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Study of the astrological symbolism present in Lewis’s fantasies. Part 2 covers the Chronicles of Narnia and Till We Have Faces.

Cavalier Treatment: The Spellmaster Of Caerleon, Lee Speth

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

Discusses the life and works of Arthuir Machen, known for horror and fantasy.

The Green Sun: A Study Of Color In J.R.R. Tolkien’S The Lord Of The Rings, Miriam Y. Miller

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

Considers the fact that Tolkien rarely uses any but unadulterated basic color names (red, white, yellow, etc.) and gave unusually positive associations to neutral brown and grey. Also considers Tolkien’s use of color in character identity and heraldry, and traces some of this to literature Tolkien studied as a scholar, as well as his interest and abilities in graphic arts.

Editor's Corner, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

The Cartography Of Fantasy, R. C. Walker

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

Discusses the various physical settings possible for a work of fantasy, some more integral to the work than others. Notes the influence of Tolkien’s maps on the genre, and the usefulness and importance of such maps to other fantasy works.

An Inklings Bibliography (15), 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.

Matters Of Grave Import: To Go Gentle, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

Applies the archetypes of the Waite-Colman tarot deck to the characters and situations of the Star Wars movies.

Letters, Pauline Baynes, Kathryn Lindskoog, Pierre H. Berube, Charles A. Huttar, Nancy-Lou Patterson, John Pivovarnick

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Paul H. Kocher, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Thomas M. Egan

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

Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth. J. R. R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Paul H. Kocher.

The Achievement of C.S. Lewis. Thomas Howard. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Silmarillion. J.R.R. Tolkien. Ed. by Christopher Tolkien. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.

"Coinherence" And "The Terrible Good": A Soul’S Journey To Awareness And Responsibility, Deborah Carter-Day

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

Examines Williams’s conceptions of coinherence, exchange, and substitution as they are portrayed in All Hallows’ Eve—particularly in the actions of Lester Furnival.

J.R.R. Tolkien And George Macdonald, Paul H. Kocher

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

Traces moral, religious, and creative parallels between MacDonald and Tolkien. Finds that Christianity gives Tolkien’s work “a firm structure and objectivity” as opposed to the “fervent but rather formless spirituality” due to MacDonald’s romanticism.

Banquet At Belbury: Festival And Horror In That Hideous Strength, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Answers criticism of Lewis for setting up “caricatures” of villains in That Hideous Strength and then killing them hideously at the Belbury banquet. Notes “the contrast of festival and horror is [...] a very old element in literature and human culture” and the relationship of humans to animals is appropriate to Romance as Frye defines it. Includes a map of Edgestow by Patterson.

Tolkien: Formulas Of The Past, James L. Hodge

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

Finds sources for the narrator’s frequent intrusion into The Hobbit in Celtic and German tales and The Kalevala.

Pathfinders In Faerie, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Cavalier Treatment: King Arthur's Vicar, Lee Speth

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

No abstract provided.

Some Say In Ice, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

No abstract provided.

Matters Of Grave Import, Gracia Fay Ellwood

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Helen Armstrong, Darrell Schweitzer, Laura Ruskin, Benjamin Urrutia, Anne Etkin

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

No abstract provided.

The Nightingale, Mark Allaby

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Benjamin Urrutia, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Harry M. Logan, Glen Goodknight

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

Raiders of the lost Ark. A Lucasfilm Ltd. Production; A Steven Spielberg Film; a Paramount Picture. Reviewed by Benjamin Urrutia.

Tolkien and the Silmarils. Randel Helms. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Aspects of Malory. Toshiyuki Takamiya and Derek Brewer, Editors. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Dorothy L. Sayers. Mary Brian Durkin, O.P. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The Languages of Tolkien's Middle- Earth. Ruth S. Noel. Reviewed by Harry M. Logan.

The Lord of the Rings. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Glen GoodKnight.

A Jungian Reading Of The Kalevala 500-1300?: Finnish Shamanism - The Patriarchal Senex Figure Part 1: Introduction, Bettina Knapp

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

Jungian interpretation of the Kalevala, focusing on the character of Väinämöinen and his role as Shaman. Part 1 gives an introduction to the Kalevala and to shamanism, then analyzes the creation myth in the Kalevala.

Charles Williams And The Stone, Rhona Beare

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

Relates Islamic and Jewish creation stories to the Stone of King Solomon (the Shekinah) in Many Dimensions.

The Shell, Norman Power

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

No abstract provided.

Mythcon Xii Report, David Bratman

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

Report of Mythcon XII by David Bratman with photographs by Bg Callahan

1981 Elections

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

No abstract provided.

An Inklings Bibliography (18), Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

Freedom And Nature In Perelandra, Steven Price

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

A religious and psychological analysis of Perelandra, noting the significance of change vs. stasis, free will, and the nature symbolism that reinforces them.

Mythellany #1, Gary Myers

Mythellany

This is Mythellaney, a magazine for fun and for fantasy. Mythellaney is concocted by people like you who love reading about beasts, armor, princes, and then, (hopefully) writing about them. The magazine is not very large at present. Our goal is to grow to include not only stories by our readers, but also top professional talent.

The Future Of Mythology, Poul Anderson

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

Attempts to define mythology in a broad context. Contends that truly mythic literature is rare, and science fiction is a mythology for modern times. Offers some “guesses” about the future of science fiction and fantasy.

The Counsel Of Elrond: First Encounter With Tolkien, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.