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Letters, Johan Schimanski, Diana Waggoner, Sandra Miesel, Brooks H. Rohde
Letters, Johan Schimanski, Diana Waggoner, Sandra Miesel, Brooks H. Rohde
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
The Many Faces Of Herosim In Tolkien, Edith Crowe
The Many Faces Of Herosim In Tolkien, Edith Crowe
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
With a Jungian slant, groups Tolkien’s heroes from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion into several types—assertive (tragic or epic), submissive (from Christian models), and the group or fellowship as hero.
The Cosmic Gospel: Lewis And L’Engle, M. L. Carter
The Cosmic Gospel: Lewis And L’Engle, M. L. Carter
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Notes similarities between Lewis’s Space Trilogy and L’Engle’s Wrinkle in Time trilogy.
C.S. Lewis Dances Among The Elves: A Dull And Scholarly Survey Of Spirits In Bondage And ‘The Queen Of Drum.’, Joe R. Christopher
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.
The Host Of Heaven: Astrological And Other Images Of Divinity In The Fantasies Of C.S. Lewis (Part 2), Nancy-Lou Patterson
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.
Matters Of Grave Import: To Go Gentle, Gracia Fay Ellwood
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.
Tolkien: Formulas Of The Past, James L. Hodge
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.
Ransom In Perelandra: Jungian Hero?, Corbin S. Carnell
Ransom In Perelandra: Jungian Hero?, Corbin S. Carnell
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Sees Ransom’s character development in Perelandra as a classic case of Jungian individuation by undergoing the aspects of Campbell’s “monomyth.” Sees some affinities between Jung’s theory of personality and Lewis’s Christianity.
Thematic Implications Of C.S. Lewis' Spirits In Bondage, Stephen Thorson
Thematic Implications Of C.S. Lewis' Spirits In Bondage, Stephen Thorson
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Speculates about reasons for comparative critical neglect of Lewis’s early poetry collection. Discusses the “main themes [...] in light of the movement of the entire work.”
Letters, Annette Harper, Priscilla Drake, Jessica Yates, Craig Brown, Thomas Gray
Letters, Annette Harper, Priscilla Drake, Jessica Yates, Craig Brown, Thomas Gray
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
C.S. Lewis And George Macdonald: The Silver Chair And The Princess Books, Michael C. Kotzin
C.S. Lewis And George Macdonald: The Silver Chair And The Princess Books, Michael C. Kotzin
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Examines The Silver Chair in the light of two George MacDonald works which it resembles in many ways and which Lewis included in his list of MacDonald’s six “great works,” The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie.
Letters, Jessica Yates, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Margaret Hannay, Mike Furl, Doris Robin, Donne E. Puckle, Connie Soth, Kathryn Lindskoog, Rod Walker
Letters, Jessica Yates, Nancy-Lou Patterson, Margaret Hannay, Mike Furl, Doris Robin, Donne E. Puckle, Connie Soth, Kathryn Lindskoog, Rod Walker
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
No abstract provided.
Finder Of The Welsh Gods, Dainis Bisenieks
Finder Of The Welsh Gods, Dainis Bisenieks
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses the fantasies of Kenneth Morris based on Welsh mythology.
The Role Of Warfare And Strategy In The Lord Of The Rings, Paul M. Lloyd
The Role Of Warfare And Strategy In The Lord Of The Rings, Paul M. Lloyd
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
After a brief analysis of the medieval nature of the arms, armor, and troops in the War of the Ring, examines the strategic advantages and disadvantages of both sides. Postulates Sauron’s “poverty of imagination” as a fatal flaw. The realistic depiction of military strategy gives The Lord of the Rings a feeling of “true” history.