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Tolkien's Allusive Backstory: Immortality And Belief In The Fantasy Frame, Wayne A. Chandler, Carrol L. Fry
Tolkien's Allusive Backstory: Immortality And Belief In The Fantasy Frame, Wayne A. Chandler, Carrol L. Fry
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Mortality and immortality underlie the “emotional truth” (95) of Tolkien’s backstory, a truth which draws us as readers into a world in which longing and loss, death and deathlessness, are the foundation of a sub-created world that we as readers desire. The fantasy frame in Tolkien’s legendarium is extremely deep, and has been highly influential on other creators.
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses the hard-to-define quality of mythopoeic fantasy.
Mythopoesis: Specific Derivation, Sarah Beach
Mythopoesis: Specific Derivation, Sarah Beach
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Illustrates the transformative use of source material in fantasy by contrasting Merry and Pippin’s oath-taking scenes and their sources in Beowulf and Finn and Hengest.
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses heroes and heroines in fantasy as Types and as symbols of the Quest.
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythopoesis, Sarah Beach
Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature
Discusses how fantasy authors create characters, drawing on Jungian psychology and essays by Ursula K. Le Guin.