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Letters Of Comment, Ron Blizzard, Nancy Martsch, Angelee Sailer Anderson, Frances Garland, Lawrence Schimel, Joe Christopher, Gwenyth E. Hood, Alex Mcgilvery, Charles Rampp, Pat Reynolds, Mary-Edith Bridges

The Mythic Circle

Letters from readers in The Mythic Circle #8

Love For Emily, John Patrick Wall

The Mythic Circle

I have never actually met my cousin Emily, even though I have known her all of my life. We've talked on the phone often enough, and I keep up a lively correspondence with her.

The Leopard Face, Walter Lide

The Mythic Circle

Sangara sat on the dirt floor of a small straw hut she shared with her father, Tanato, and the silence between them seemed as huge as the Great Northland Desert.

The Cause And Effect Of Daydreaming, Laurence Weiner

The Mythic Circle

In a typically large metropolitan area stood a typically large metropolitan insurance building that dwarfed the surrounding buildings to such an extent that the metropolitan area became famous due to the hugeness of one, single metropolitan structure.

The Stones Of Mordus, Paul Nolan Hyde

The Mythic Circle

The old man sits by the fire, facing the warmth, his eyes closed, his fingers lightly seeking some fleeting melody hidden between the strings of his old harsoon.

The Sage And The Tiger, Marjorie Maxwell

The Mythic Circle

Once upon a time, in a far off remote land there lived a sage. No one knew his name for he had been there, unobtrusively, for as long as the oldest inhabitant could remember.

Love - And Hate - Among The Runes: Two Norse Tales Retold, Douglas A. Rossman

The Mythic Circle

Freya’s Tears: Why must you go, Od?" Freyja's voice was plaintive as, hugging her knees, she sat up on the bearskin rug where they had spent the night. Loki Bound: “Hurry, woman, hurry”! The scream is torn from my lips despite my determination not to acknowledge the pain— the excruciating pain— that wracks my face and chest every time the bowl fills with venom and Sigyn has to leave the cave to empty it.

Mythic Circle #8, Lynn Maudlin, Christine Lowentrout

The Mythic Circle

There are lots of things going on in this world and, in the scheme of things, The Mythic Circle is a very small piece indeed. Still, it consumes more of Ye Olde Edytors’ effort and energy than you might imagine. Just about the same time that I found myself wondering, "why are we doing this, anyway?" while we struggled with overloaded schedules and my temporarily bi-coastal lifestyle (back in Altadena now) -- I’d started talking to Christine about whether we should hang up the gloves and climb out of the ring before we’re punch-drunk- the Mythopoeic Society’s members questionnaire started …

Horse And Rider, John Grey

The Mythic Circle

l‘d rather ride a white horse through the heavens than be cramped in this rocket ship.

While Others Dream / After Violence / Estranged, Dwight E. Humphries

The Mythic Circle

While Others Dream: Awake while others dream I cast dusty eyes Over my heart’s ruins. After Violence: Blood will not be erased; Though streets foam With a muddy flood Stains nothing can Wash away remain Estranged: I am isolate, Estranged from all I see Though I am its master.

Temple Of Bougledesh, Tom Raley

The Mythic Circle

The streets of the city were packed with people, all of whom seemed to be hurriedly going nowhere.

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry

Tegnér's Saga, Hanna Stenström

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

Biography of Swedish poet who inspired Longfellow’s poem, “Tegnér’s Drapa”—the poem that first inspired “joy” in Lewis.

A Celebration Of Tasker Hepplewater's Mock Turtle (1935), Joe R. Christopher

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

No abstract provided.

Letters, Christopher M. Cornell, David Bratman, Patricia Reynolds, Melanie A. Rawls, Diana Waggoner, Arden R. Smith, Chris Seeman

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

No abstract provided.

An Inklings Bibliography (34), Joe R. Christopher, Wayne G. Hammond, Pat Allen Hargis

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

For entries 34–41 in this series, Hammond reviews Tolkien titles, Christopher reviews the Lewis material, and Hargis reviews Williams and the other Inklings.

Tolkien's Creative Technique: Beowulf And The Hobbit, Bonniejean Christensen

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

Asserts that “The Hobbit, differing greatly in tone, is nonetheless a retelling of the incidents that comprise the plot and the digressions in both parts of Beowulf.” However, his retelling is from a Christian point of view.

The Literary Detective Computer Analysis Of Stylistic Differences Between "The Dark Tower" And C.S. Lewis' Deep Space Trilogy, Carla Faust Jones

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

Uses a computer program, The Literary Detective, to analyze text from “The Dark Tower” and all three books of the Space Trilogy. Concludes “The Dark Tower” represents a different style from the other books.

The Nature Of The City: Visions Of The Kingdom And Its Saints In Charles Williams' All Hallows' Eve, Angelee Sailer Anderson

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

Study of Williams’s symbolic portrayal of the Kingdom of God in All Hallows’ Eve. Discusses coinherence, substitution, and the affirmation and rejection of images.

A Comedy Of Masks: Lord Peter As Harlequin In Murder Must Adverstise, Nancy-Lou Patterson

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

Examines the symbolism of the Harlequin character in Murder Must Advertise, from its roots in the commedia del’ arte to contemporary parallels. Discusses the symbolic functions of the Harlequin in the novel.

Thackeray's The Rose And The Ring: A Novelist's Fairy Tale, Gail D. Sorensen

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

Discusses Thackeray’s literary fairy tale—its technique, moral, and the similarity of its techniques to those used in his novels.

Tolkien And De La Mare: The Fantastic Secondary Worlds Of The Hobbit And The Three Mulla-Mulgars, A. Bentinck

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

Notes many similarities between De la Mare’s rather obscure fantasy, The Three Mulla-Mulgars (later changed to The Three Royal Monkeys) and The Hobbit, and their authors’ attitudes about fantasy.

Self-Conscious Narration As The Complex Representation Of Hope In Le Guin's Always Coming Home, Carol Franko

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

Calls Always Coming Home an “open-ended utopia” that presents the possibility of utopia without being specific about the means to get there. The self-reflexive narrator, Pandora, is the “structuring paradox” of a novel that leads the reader to long for a utopia while remaining ambiguous about its possibility.

Tales Newly Told, Alexei Kondratiev

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

Williams, Tad. The Dragonbone Chair.

Quenti Lambardillion: : Oilima Markirya: A Ship In Time, Paul Nolan Hyde

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

Considers different versions of the “Ark” poem, “Oilima Markirya,” in the essay “A Secret Vice” and its endnotes.

Isolated But Not Alone, Glen Goodknight

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

No abstract provided.

Reviews, Nancy-Lou Patterson, David Bratman, Wayne G. Hammond

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

Tree and Leaf, including the poem Mythopoeia. J.R.R. Tolkien. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Lenten Hands: My Childhood with Joy Davidman and C.S. Lewis. Douglas H. Gresham. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

C.S. Lewis: His Literary Achievement. C.N. Manlove. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

The C.S. Lewis Hoax. Kathryn Lindskoog. Reviewed by David Bratman.

J.R.R. Tolkien: Man of Fantasy. Russell Shorto. Reviewed by Wayne G. Hammond.

Howard Pyle. Lucien L. Agosta. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Poem And Glossary, Benjamin Urrutia

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

No abstract provided.

Influences In The Life Of Lynn Hall That Are Revealed In Her Books: A Content Analysis, Marlys A. Pearce

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to use content analysis to answer the question: Can the early experiences in the life of Lynn Hall be identified as influences that are revealed in her books? These influences were identified by Hall in her autobiographical sketches.

Thirty fiction books were selected by a stratified random sampling technique from a list of titles arranged by publication date, then in alphabetical order by title. After each book was read, the influences and comments were recorded on a checklist and tabulated to test the seven hypotheses. The findings revealed the majority of the main characters …

The Portrayal Of Child Abuse In Children’S Literature, Stephanie P. Marsland

Graduate Research Papers

This research study was conducted to determine how child abuse was portrayed in fiction literature for children in Kindergarten through 6th grade. Sixteen novels published in or after 1978 were analyzed. All of the titles were located through the use of selective bibliographies and were positively reviewed in Booklist or School Library Journal. The novels focused on the victims of child abuse who were at least one of the main characters and who spent at least part of the book in the abusive environment.

Psychological, physical, and sexual abuse and neglect were all evident in the children's novels, with psychological …