Mythlore
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| Discipline | Tolkien studies,fantasy,fanzine |
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| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1969-present |
| Publisher | Mythopoeic Society(United States) |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Mythlore |
| Inde xing | |
| ISSN | 0146-9339 |
| OCLCno. | 751166319 |
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Mythloreis a biannual (originally quarterly)peer-reviewedacademic journalfounded byGlen GoodKnightand published by theMythopoeic Society.[1][2][3]Although it publishes articles that explore thegenresofmythandfantasyin general, special attention is given to the three most prominent members of theInklings:J. R. R. Tolkien,C. S. Lewis,andCharles Williams.[4][5]The currenteditor-in-chiefis the Tolkien scholarJanet Brennan Croft.[6]The Tolkien SocietydescribesMythloreas a "refereed scholarly journal".[7]
History
[edit]Mythloreappeared in January 1969 under the editorship ofGlen H. GoodKnight,founder of theMythopoeic Society.Early issues werefanzines,albeit with a "sercon"(" serious and constructive ") bent; for a time it included alternate issues ofMythprint.[8]Mythlorebecame apeer-reviewedjournal beginning with issue #85 (Winter 1999), under the editorship of Theodore Sherman. Since 2006, it has been edited by the Tolkien scholarJanet Brennan Croft.[9][6]
The full text ofMythlorefrom 2002 onward is available inExpanded Academic ASAP.Mythloreis also indexed in the Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature, theModern Language AssociationInternational Bibliography, and other sources. An agreement withJSTORwas announced in 2019. A detailed index (with abstracts) to issues 1-100 was published in January 2008 by The Mythopoeic Press. It has been superseded by an electronic index updated twice a year and available for free download from the journal's website. The journal became online open-access in 2017, and dropped its protection of articles less than one year old in 2019; back issues are available online through an arrangement withSouthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityLibrary.[10]
Tolkien Journalwas an early "sercon" which was absorbed intoMythlore.It was started by New York Tolkien Society founderRichard Plotzin 1965. Dick Plotz stepped down after issue #8 and Ed Meškys took over the society and the journal. In issue #15, Meškys announced the permanent merger of the Tolkien Society of America with theMythopoeic Societyand ofTolkien JournalwithMythlore.[11]When GoodKnight became editor withMythlore#12, the new subtitle "A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams Studies" replacedTolkien Journalon the table of contents page.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Series: Mythlore".Librarything.Retrieved25 January2021.
- ^"Mythlore".Mythopoeic Society.Retrieved25 January2021.
A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature
- ^"Mythlore, Journal of The Mythopoeic Society".National Archives.Retrieved25 January2021.
- ^Barella, Cecilia (2013) [2007]. "Tolkien Scholarship: Institutions". InDrout, Michael D. C.(ed.).The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment.Routledge.p. 658.ISBN978-0-415-86511-1.
- ^"Mythlore".Duotrope.Retrieved25 January2021.
- ^abWeinreich, Frank;Honegger, Thomas(2011)."Die aktuelle Tolkienforschung im Überblick: Personen – Organisationen – Verlage – Werke"[A Survey of Research on Tolkien: People – Organisations – Publishers – Works].Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung(in German) (2): 63–89.ISBN9783643998880.
- ^"Mallorn Editorial Board".The Tolkien Society.12 September 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 28 September 2020.Retrieved28 September2020.
She edits the refereed scholarly journal Mythlore
- ^Mythlore.National Library of Australia.Retrieved25 January2021.
- ^"MythlorePublishing History ".Archived fromthe originalon 13 December 2006.
- ^"Mythlore".SWOSU.Retrieved28 September2020.
- ^"Mythlore A scholarly, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of mythopoeic literature: Tolkien Journal".Mythopoeic Society.Retrieved4 April2021.
- ^"The Mythopoeic Society - Tolkien Journal".mythsoc.org.
External links
[edit]- Mythopoeic SocietyMythlorepages
- MythloreOnline Archive at SWOSU(free download)
- Full history ofMythloreandTolkien Journal,with checklist of published issues.
