Vol. 19 No. 12 - Whole No. 31

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups

Scholar GOH David Bratman Speech

Scholar Guest of Honor David Bratman gives his speech during the opening ceremonies of Mythcon 52 in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 30th, 2022. A section of frozen video and no audio was removed from the recording at 0:30:53 of about 30 seconds

What Sam Said

Interpreting the meaning and significance of Sam Gamgee\u27s final words in The Lord of the Rings

Notes of an Inklings Scholar: Musings on Myth and History, Promises and Secrecy, Ethical Reviewing, and the Limits of Authorial Intent

Five mini-essays proposing hypotheses on topics in J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis scholarship. 1. The Expansion and Contraction of Tolkien\u27s Imagination: how and why his burgeoning sub-creation began to contract and systematize in his later years. 2. A Hobbit in the Legendarium: Tolkien\u27s original conception of the relationship between The Hobbit and The Silmarillion may have been to have Bilbo visiting a land of fable. 3. Cursed fate that gave thee to the Moore: Lewis\u27s devotion to Mrs. Moore may have been a sense of metaphysical and spiritual obligation. 4. But did he ever read the book?: How Edmund Wilson and Michael Moorcock could have reviewed and criticized Tolkien\u27s The Lord of the Rings while getting basic facts wrong. 5. The Problem of Eowyn: Many scholars\u27 objections to Tolkien\u27s treatment of Eowyn and Lewis\u27s of Susan extends beyond authorial intent to the effect of the story on readers

Caliban between the Worlds

Study of Caliban as a character in Shakespeare’s Tempest, as a metaphor, and as a character re-interpreted by post-Shakespearean authors

Hugo Dyson: Inkling, Teacher, \u3ci\u3eBon Vivant\u3ci\u3e

Biographical background on “minor Inkling” Hugo Dyson and account of his profound influence on other members of the group

Top Ten Rejected Plot Twists from \u3ci\u3eThe Lord of the Rings\u3c/i\u3e: A Textual Excursion into the History of \u3ci\u3eThe Lord of the Rings\u3c/i\u3e

Examines and details Tolkien’s developing understanding of the direction The Lord of the Rings should take—a window into the mind of a maker at work

Vol. 19 No. 11 - Whole No. 30

Mythprint is the monthly bulletin of the Mythopoeic Society, a nonprofit educational organization devoted to the study, discussion and enjoyment of myth and fantasy literature, especially the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams. To promote these interests, the Society publishes three magazines, maintains a World Wide Web site, and sponsors the annual Mythopoeic Conference and awards for fiction and scholarship, as well as local and written discussion groups