Mythlore
A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature
A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature
Mythlore 25 Volume 7, Issue 3 (purchase below)
Autumn 1980
Table of Contents
Articles
- Patterson, Nancy-Lou. “An Appreciation of Pauline Baynes.”
- Walker, Steven C. “The Making of a Hobbit: Tolkien’s Tantalizing Narrative Technique.”
- Drury, Rogery. “Providence at Elrond’s Council.”
- Patterson, Nancy-Lou. “The Host of Heaven: Astrological and Other Images of Divinity in the Fantasies of C.S. Lewis (Part 1).”
- Morse, Robert E. “Rings of Power in Plato and Tolkien.”
- Schweitzer, Darrell. “The Novels of Lord Dunsany.”
Poetry
- Carter, Margaret L. “The Practice of Presence.”
- Egan, Thomas M. “The Midnight Realm.”
- Egan, Thomas M. “Sand Castles by the Sea.”
Features
- Ellwood, Gracia Fay. Editorial.
- GoodKnight, Glen H. Managing Editorial.
- Christopher, Joe R. An Inklings Bibliography (14).
- Speth, Lee. “Cavalier Treatment: Curses and Caravans.”
- Letters.
Reviews
- Lord of the Rings - Part 1 (film). Ralph Bakshi. Reviewed by Jessica Yates.
- A Reader's Guide to The Silmarillion. Paul H. Kocher. Reviewed by Nancy-Lou Patterson.
- Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (album). Bruce Cockburn. Reviewed by Gord Wilson.
- Metropolis. Thea von Harbou. Reviewed by Thomas M. Egan.
- One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien’s Mythology. Anne C. Petty. Reviewed by Thomas Santoski.
- The Literature of Fantasy: A Comprehensive, Annotated Bibliography of Modern Fantasy Fiction. Roger C. Schlobin. Reviewed by Joe R. Christopher.
- The Screwtape Letters. C.S. Lewis. Illustrated by Papas. Reviewed by Kathryn Lindskoog.
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