Mythlore articles

Recent articles from Mythlore

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 22, 2008... We regret that we must begin this issue of Mythlore by marking the passing of Pauline Baynes, illustrator par excellance of both Narnia and Middle-earth. Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull provide us with a brief appreciation of her life and work, followed by a listing of her appearances in...

In memoriam: Pauline Baynes.(Obituary)
September 22, 2008... PAULINE BAYNES, WHO DIED ON AUGUST 1, 2008 at the age of eighty-five, was one of the most talented artists of the twentieth century. She was also shy and reserved, allowing the quality of her work to speak for itself, and as a result hers was never a household name. But by her hand, the...

Reconstructing Arda: of Feanor and the Unchaining of Melkor.(Critical essay)
September 22, 2008... ALTHOUGH J.R.R. TOLKIEN IS BEST KNOWN for having written The Lord of the Rings (and to a lesser extent, The Hobbit), The Silmarillion [Silm.] is arguably his most important work. He began working on the stories that provided the basis of what would become The Silmarillion in 1917, while he...

Gandalf and Merlin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Adoption and Transformation of a Literary Tradition.(Critical essay)
September 22, 2008... IN A 1954 ESSAY, DESIGNED ORIGINALLY to provide an index of names for The Lord of the Rings, (1) J.R.R. Tolkien introduces Gandalf as the least of the Istari, the messengers from Valar: [L]ast came one who seemed the least, less tall than the others, and in looks more aged, grey-haired...

Dragons and serpents in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Series: are they evil?(Critical essay)
September 22, 2008... ONE OF THE GREAT PLEASURES of reading the Harry Potter series stems from the numerous mythological and literary references that J.K. Rowling has included in her magical universe. Rowling's amazing ability to merge these cultural allusions with material that is unique to her works is best...