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Full-Text Articles in Children's and Young Adult Literature

So Far From The Shire: Psychological Distance And Isolation In The Lord Of The Rings, Ginna Wilkerson Oct 2008

So Far From The Shire: Psychological Distance And Isolation In The Lord Of The Rings, Ginna Wilkerson

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

Considers Frodo’s psychological isolation in The Lord of the Rings and offers a perspective on Frodo and post-traumatic stress syndrome, looking closely at what was happening to him during his quest rather than after and using current understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse to provide a framework for understanding his experiences and reactions.


Mythcon 39 - The Valkyrie And The Goddess: The Warrior Woman In Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society Aug 2008

Mythcon 39 - The Valkyrie And The Goddess: The Warrior Woman In Fantasy, The Mythopoeic Society

Mythcon Programs

Mythcon 39

August 15-18, 2008 - Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut

The Valkyrie and the Goddess: The Warrior Woman in Fantasy

Marjorie Burns, Sharan Newman, guests of honor


Song Of Kaikeyi, Randy Hoyt Jul 2008

Song Of Kaikeyi, Randy Hoyt

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2008

Contributors, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Mythic Circle #30, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2008

Mythic Circle #30, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood Jul 2008

Editorial, Gwenyth E. Hood

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Shpuch And Shtaj, Joe R. Christopher Jul 2008

Shpuch And Shtaj, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Dragonseeker, Dag Rossman Jul 2008

Dragonseeker, Dag Rossman

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Hunter And The Queen Of Heaven, Tim Callahan Jul 2008

The Hunter And The Queen Of Heaven, Tim Callahan

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Vision Quest, David Sparenberg Jul 2008

Vision Quest, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Achilles Nearing The Walls Of Troy, Berrien C. Henderson Jul 2008

Achilles Nearing The Walls Of Troy, Berrien C. Henderson

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Tropic Of Dystopia, R. W. Miller Jul 2008

Tropic Of Dystopia, R. W. Miller

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Swimming, S D. Williams Jul 2008

Swimming, S D. Williams

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Love Letter, Lala Heine-Koehn Jul 2008

The Love Letter, Lala Heine-Koehn

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


When Pachelbel Went To Sea, David Sparenberg Jul 2008

When Pachelbel Went To Sea, David Sparenberg

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Three Sonnets, Donald T. Williams Jul 2008

Three Sonnets, Donald T. Williams

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Kerynæan Hind, Joe R. Christopher Jul 2008

The Kerynæan Hind, Joe R. Christopher

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Hill Of Kings, Sørina Higgins Jul 2008

Hill Of Kings, Sørina Higgins

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


The Ice Bird, Lala Heine-Koehn Jul 2008

The Ice Bird, Lala Heine-Koehn

The Mythic Circle

No abstract provided.


Naïve Narrators: The Voice Of The Child In The Poetry Of Paul Muldoon, Stephanie Jean Osburn Alexander May 2008

Naïve Narrators: The Voice Of The Child In The Poetry Of Paul Muldoon, Stephanie Jean Osburn Alexander

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon, author of eleven volumes of poetry and two books of criticism and the recipient of numerous other accolades, is often the subject of literary criticism. A complicated and multi-faceted poet known for his use of dense reference and allusion, clever wordplay, and dazzling technical prowess, Muldoon is often branded a "difficult" poet. In the face of this difficulty, this project attempts to navigate a new point of entry to Muldoon's work through the identification and study of na1ve narrators, or child speakers, and to study them alongside the larger themes of performance and play within …


Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft Apr 2008

Editorial, Janet Brennan Croft

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

No abstract provided.


Selected Sayer Holdings At The Wade Center, Christopher W. Mitchell Apr 2008

Selected Sayer Holdings At The Wade Center, Christopher W. Mitchell

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

Bibliography of selected items by George Sayer held at the Wade Center library at Wheaton College, IL; not exhaustive.


Two Views Of Faërie In Smith Of Wootton Major: Nokes And His Cake, Smith And His Star, Josh B. Long Apr 2008

Two Views Of Faërie In Smith Of Wootton Major: Nokes And His Cake, Smith And His Star, Josh B. Long

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

An analysis of Smith of Wootton Major, showing how the cake and the star symbolize two diametrically opposed sets of attitudes towards Faërie.


Putting Away Childish Things: Incidents Of Recovery In Tolkien And Haddon, Alana M. Vincent Apr 2008

Putting Away Childish Things: Incidents Of Recovery In Tolkien And Haddon, Alana M. Vincent

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

Applies the concept of Recovery from Tolkien’s “On Fairy-stories” to an unusual subject—Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a novel about a young boy with Asperger’s Syndrome.


What The Spirit Knows: Charles Williams And Kenneth Burke, Grace L. Veach Apr 2008

What The Spirit Knows: Charles Williams And Kenneth Burke, Grace L. Veach

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

Explores parallels between the philosophy of Kenneth Burke and the poetry of Charles Williams.


Reviews, Emily E. Auger, Joe R. Christopher, Janet Brennan Croft, Jason Fisher, John D. Rateliff, David Bratman Apr 2008

Reviews, Emily E. Auger, Joe R. Christopher, Janet Brennan Croft, Jason Fisher, John D. Rateliff, David Bratman

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

Tolkien and Shakespeare: Essays on Shared Themes and Language. Ed. Janet Brennan Croft. Reviewed by Emily E. Auger.

The Evolution of Tolkien's Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-Earth. Elizabeth A. Whittingham. Reviewed by David Bratman.

Charles Williams: Alchemy and Integration. Gavin Ashenden. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.

The History of The Hobbit. Part One: Mr. Baggins; Part Two: Return to Bag-End. John D. Rateliff. Reviewed by Jason Fisher.

Past Watchful Dragons: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C. S. Lewis. Ed. Amy H. Sturgis. Reviewed by John D. Rateliff.


Letters, Ruth Berman Apr 2008

Letters, Ruth Berman

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

No abstract provided.


Tolkien's Linguistic Application Of The Seventh Deadly Sin: Lust, Emma B. Hawkins Apr 2008

Tolkien's Linguistic Application Of The Seventh Deadly Sin: Lust, Emma B. Hawkins

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

A look at how Tolkien developed the concept of the sin of lust in Middle-earth, giving it his own unique but linguistically-based interpretation as an intensifier of other sins, rather than using its more common, purely sexual, modern interpretation.


Song As Mythic Conduit In The Fellowship Of The Ring, Cami Agan Apr 2008

Song As Mythic Conduit In The Fellowship Of The Ring, Cami Agan

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

Explores the complex layering of history and legend that convey Tolkien’s themes across a wide array of genres within the legendarium, reinforcing the sense of depth of time Tolkien hoped to achieve even within The Hobbit.


Six Characters In Search Of Shakespeare: Neil Gaiman’S Sandman And Shakespearian Mythos, John Pendergast Apr 2008

Six Characters In Search Of Shakespeare: Neil Gaiman’S Sandman And Shakespearian Mythos, John Pendergast

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

Looks at episodes from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comics dealing with two of Shakespeare’s most fantastic plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and The Tempest.