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In This Issue, Glen H. Goodknight Jul 1992

In This Issue, Glen H. Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.


Index To J.R.R. Tolkien In Mythlore Issues 1-69, Trevor Reynolds Jul 1992

Index To J.R.R. Tolkien In Mythlore Issues 1-69, Trevor Reynolds

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

Subject index to articles and book reviews related primarily or substantially to Tolkien.


The Art Of High Fantasy, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

The Art Of High Fantasy, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Upon a lonely quest the hero goes Now helped, now hindered, by damsels and by crows


Quatrina: Drab Vs. Golden, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

Quatrina: Drab Vs. Golden, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Although my verse, my spoken verse, is Drab, and does not move its hearers with its song, consider yet the grey-coat mockingbird- that from that Drabness comes a sound of Gold.


Sonnet For Star-Eyes, David Lenander Jul 1992

Sonnet For Star-Eyes, David Lenander

The Mythic Circle

Grandma's story, star-spangled high, Or so she promised, when she told the tale Of Pegasus, but every night we'd fail To find his constellation in the sky.


Moon Dreams In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan Jul 1992

Moon Dreams In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan

The Mythic Circle

Beyond the blue-white Trollgarde mountains where the Dwarf-Kings guard their treasure of gold, lie the storm-tossed seas of Aliador.


Lumen, Allison Marshall Jul 1992

Lumen, Allison Marshall

The Mythic Circle

If I were to enter A child's imagination…


Three Strangers / A Fable, Allison Marshall, Berni Phillips Jul 1992

Three Strangers / A Fable, Allison Marshall, Berni Phillips

The Mythic Circle

Three Strangers: There were once three strangers upon this earth Whose odd gifts of power brought little mirth. A Fable: "'If you build it, he will come.'" Zounds! I had the most extraordinary sense of deja vu watching Field of Dreams.


Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout Jul 1992

Editorial, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

Welcome to Mythic Circle #13! The current Mythic Circle includes a lovely story by Joseph Kurtenbach called "The Healer and the Storyteller," a meditation, in effect, on how stories themselves may heal; a darkly attractive "Puppet Ruler," by Frank Mitchell; a return to our pages by C. Schabel with "The Cyclops Maid" (welcome back, Char­ les), and by Joe Christopher with three poems display­ ing his sheer prowess with words; and a "Mythopoeic Youth" section. We also have some fine free verse by Mary Choo. Please write in and give us your comments! This is especially important with regard to …


Gossamer: A Modern Myth, Judith Anderson Stuart Jul 1992

Gossamer: A Modern Myth, Judith Anderson Stuart

The Mythic Circle

Not long ago, the Sisters spoke the fabric of their latest whim: one spun, another wove the thread


Martian Temples / Gardeners, Mary E. Choo Jul 1992

Martian Temples / Gardeners, Mary E. Choo

The Mythic Circle

Martian Temples: across the sere red plain the monoliths are drawn in purple angry gold Gardeners: high in my city's streaming towers the wind pipes echoes


The Green Man Of The Wood / Fairy Land In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan Jul 1992

The Green Man Of The Wood / Fairy Land In Aliador, Thomas M. Egan

The Mythic Circle

The Green Man of the Wood: Green man, Green man, Why do you flee? I seek to know the answers, Pray come forth to me. Fairy Land in Aliador: The grass is bedded cool and wet on Mid-Summer's eve, the scent is jasmine for me alone on its blanket of green.


Venus Rising / Wolfrunner, Mary E. Choo Jul 1992

Venus Rising / Wolfrunner, Mary E. Choo

The Mythic Circle

Venus Rising: my fascination with fire leads me to consider your potent vision pinned candle-bright to a saffron sky Wolfrunner: dark heart engendered lord you are the keeper of midnight trees


Romantic Iconography: The Valley, The Tower, Joe R. Christopher Jul 1992

Romantic Iconography: The Valley, The Tower, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

Beyond a simple view to state and fix, The Romancer writes in images complex; Not even Dante's four-fold interpretation Can answer everything on every question.


Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Pat Reynolds, Lynn Maudlin, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 1992

Letters Of Comment, Charles De Lint, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Pat Reynolds, Lynn Maudlin, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


A Visit From Mom, Dan Perlman Jul 1992

A Visit From Mom, Dan Perlman

The Mythic Circle

She was playing East. I watched calmly as she grounded a pung of dragons. Glancing over at Marshall I remarked on the improvement in her game.


The Witch's Eyes, David Sandner Jul 1992

The Witch's Eyes, David Sandner

The Mythic Circle

Once, a long time ago, there lived a poor farmer with three sons.


The Planet Of The Headhunters, Adam Morris Jul 1992

The Planet Of The Headhunters, Adam Morris

The Mythic Circle

"They're right on our tail, Cruez!" Cruez Galt checked the variable force finder and saw two enemy fighter ships blipping across the screen.


Puppet Ruler, Frank Mitchell Jul 1992

Puppet Ruler, Frank Mitchell

The Mythic Circle

"'Usurper'," scoffed the Emperor, as a scholar might scoff at the misnaming of a leaf.


Frog Prince, Alex Mcgilvery Jul 1992

Frog Prince, Alex Mcgilvery

The Mythic Circle

Once upon a time there lived a frog named Albert. Albert was quite content as a frog.


The Cyclops Maid, C. R. Schabel Jul 1992

The Cyclops Maid, C. R. Schabel

The Mythic Circle

Being born on the right side of the right bed fulfilled all requirements for my family titles; honors so easily obtained are insignificant to me.


The Healer And The Storyteller, Joseph M. Kurtenbach Jul 1992

The Healer And The Storyteller, Joseph M. Kurtenbach

The Mythic Circle

The first time I saw Erl heal, rain blew down in hard, bitter sheets.


On The Edge, Valerie Giusti Jul 1992

On The Edge, Valerie Giusti

The Mythic Circle

Glynnis settled deeper into the thick, cushiony pillows lining the window seat.


Come Morning / Follow / From Here, John Grey Jul 1992

Come Morning / Follow / From Here, John Grey

The Mythic Circle

Come Morning: Dawn breaks, fog lifts, the forest reclaims its green, sun bums off mist Follow: The car with the bumper sticker that read "There's no place like Narnia" pulled up beside me at the red light From Here: The Great Pyramid rises from the Plains of Giza, taunting my callow brain with the superiority of its geometry, the brazenness of its secrets.


Mythic Circle #13, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout Jul 1992

Mythic Circle #13, Tina Cooper, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

Welcome to Mythic Circle #13! The current Mythic Circle includes a lovely story by Joseph Kurtenbach called "The Healer and the Storyteller," a meditation, in effect, on how stories themselves may heal; a darkly attractive "Puppet Ruler," by Frank Mitchell; a return to our pages by C. Schabel with "The Cyclops Maid" (welcome back, Char­les), and by Joe Christopher with three poems display­ing his sheer prowess with words; and a "Mythopoeic Youth" section. We also have some fine free verse by Mary Choo. Please write in and give us your comments! This is especially important with regard to our young …


J.R.R. Tolkien In Translation, Glen H. Goodknight Jul 1992

J.R.R. Tolkien In Translation, Glen H. Goodknight

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

Updates the bibliography of translations of Tolkien published in Mythlore 32. Includes a “Table of First Date of Publication” of translations into 32 languages. Includes illustrations from many of the translations.


The Neverending Story: Textual Happiness In The Lord Of The Rings, Dominic Manganiello Jul 1992

The Neverending Story: Textual Happiness In The Lord Of The Rings, Dominic Manganiello

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

Discusses endings and closure in The Lord of the Rings with reference to literary theories of endings in literature, and to Tolkien’s own “On Fairy-stories.”


Letters, Graham Darling, René Van Rossenberg, John K. Hord Jul 1992

Letters, Graham Darling, René Van Rossenberg, John K. Hord

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

No abstract provided.


Artists' Comments, Bg Callahan, Patrick Wynne, Paula Disante, Sarah Beach Jul 1992

Artists' Comments, Bg Callahan, Patrick Wynne, Paula Disante, Sarah Beach

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

No abstract provided.


The Three Faces Of Faërie In Tolkien's Shorter Fiction: Niggle, Smith, And Giles, Eric S. Graff Jul 1992

The Three Faces Of Faërie In Tolkien's Shorter Fiction: Niggle, Smith, And Giles, Eric S. Graff

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

Examines Tolkien’s shorter fiction as representations of what he calls in “On Fairy-stories” the three faces of fairy-stories: “the Mystical towards the Supernatural” (“Leaf by Niggle”); “The Magical towards Nature” (Smith of Wootton Major); and “the Mirror of scorn and pity towards man” (Farmer Giles of Ham).