There is a very favorable review of "Charles Williams: Alchemy and Integration" in this week's Times Literary Supplement by Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of...
19918
WendellWag@...
wendell_wagner
Jun 21, 2008 6:47 pm
Has anyone read The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz? It's supposedly a mainstream novel with many Tolkien references. Can anyone comment on...
19919
John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Jun 22, 2008 6:23 am
... Try 1988. It's a real tragedy that there was such a long gap between when Sayer gathered his evidence (in the 1960s) and when he wrote his book; most of...
19920
John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Jun 22, 2008 6:37 am
... Well, we only have Gresham's word for it that the Millers were bad for Warnie. And they were a familiar part of his old life, continuity between his bleak...
19921
John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Jun 22, 2008 6:40 am
... "I teach at Marquette" "What's your position?" "I'm a T.A. in the English Dept." ... So far as I'm aware, we have no evidence that Warnie didn't greet ...
19922
WendellWag@...
wendell_wagner
Jun 22, 2008 8:01 am
In a message dated 6/22/2008 2:40:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, sacnoth@... writes: "I teach at Marquette" "What's your position?" "I'm a T.A. in...
19923
Joe R. Christopher
jchristopher@...
Jun 22, 2008 5:00 pm
... John-- W. H. Lewis's diary is at the Wade. A Xeroxed copy used to be open for reading, and I assume it still is. It does have some negative comments ...
19924
John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Jun 22, 2008 7:39 pm
Dear Joe I knew it was at the Wade, but not that it was available for visitors to see. I'll see if this is still the case and, if so, definitely make seeing it...
19925
David Bratman
dbratman1
Jun 22, 2008 8:10 pm
Why would WHL's diary no longer be available to visitors? I read through the whole thing from the date of his retirement onwards while doing research on...
19926
Wayne G. Hammond
wghammond2
Jun 22, 2008 8:32 pm
... Warnie's diary was also an invaluable source for our _Tolkien Companion and Guide_. We occasionally quote (with the Wade's permission) material that ...
19927
Wayne G. Hammond
wghammond2
Jun 22, 2008 9:03 pm
... Sorry to be so long in checking this in my and Christina's collection. We have, in vol. 16 of _Mythprint_, physical issues for no. 2 (Dec. 1977), no. 4...
19928
Alana
artiephesus
Jun 22, 2008 11:43 pm
... It's ... anyone comment ... I recently heard some excerpts and thought they were funny, though I don't know if I'll actually enjoy the full plot of the...
19929
Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Jun 23, 2008 12:20 am
There's also the component of how a particular person generally uses his/her diary: venting stuff they wouldn't dream of saying to the person or anyone else in...
19930
David Bratman
dbratman1
Jun 23, 2008 2:57 am
... True enough. "Many of the Inklings, especially Tolkien and Warren Lewis, use their diaries and some of their letter writing to work out their grumbles and...
19931
Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Jun 23, 2008 1:20 pm
Thanks for this information, Wayne - I'll add the bits about Mythprint being included in Mythlore 16 and 17 to the master issue list online and in the next...
19932
David Bratman
dbratman1
Jun 23, 2008 4:14 pm
I'm pretty sure there were three issues of Mythprint in Mythlore. Mythprint numbering in this period included one misnumbered issue, but the next one...
19933
Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Jun 23, 2008 7:47 pm
Indeed. In my increasing experience (age! *sheeeesh!*), we are complex beings with frequently warring motivations, and more self-serving than we readily admit....
19934
Wayne G. Hammond
wghammond2
Jun 24, 2008 12:10 am
Janet, ... A Mythprint also appeared in the back of Mythlore 15: vol. 15, no. 3 (March 1977). Wayne [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
19935
dbratman
dbratman1
Jun 24, 2008 5:01 am
... Wait a minute. I do not wish to be misunderstood here. The person whose speckled humanity I'm really interested in is Warren Lewis. I don't think Hooper...
19936
Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Jun 24, 2008 12:45 pm
... Precisely so. And this fact, coupled with the ridiculous bonfire story, has called into question the provenance of every Lewis text Hooper has published....
19937
Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Jun 24, 2008 1:20 pm
Thanks - added to my list! Janet From: mythsoc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mythsoc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Wayne G. Hammond Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 7:11...
19938
Jason Fisher
visualweasel
Jun 24, 2008 2:11 pm
I don't think anyone has posted this yet. For those who may be interested, the July-August 2008 issue of Saint Austin Review is a special issue devoted to the...
19939
Doug Kane
voronwe1
Jun 24, 2008 3:55 pm
Very interesting, Jason. Thanks for the heads up! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
19940
John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Jun 25, 2008 1:10 am
... Well, because sometimes libraries and collections move things from general access to restricted access or vice versa. I've seen things at the Wade that...
19941
David Bratman
dbratman1
Jun 25, 2008 2:22 am
... That means it's possible, administratively. My question was, why would they do it? The WHL papers are central to the Wade's research value, and they've...
19942
Lynn Maudlin
lynnmaudlin
Jun 25, 2008 6:56 am
David, I wasn't meaning to attribute any such thoughts or opinions to you, rather waxing philosophical in general and in particular in response to an area...
19943
David Bratman
dbratman1
Jun 25, 2008 5:26 pm
Sure, Lynn, absolutely - but the question at hand wasn't the state of Hooper's soul nor the fallibility of his humanity. It was the accuracy of his...
19944
Grace Monk
walkermonk
Jun 25, 2008 5:52 pm
David, I think you have (as usual) hit upon an important distinction. One doesn't have to attribute malice or anything else pernicious to another who has...
19945
Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Jun 25, 2008 8:00 pm
Or, as I like to say, "Never attribute to malice that which is sufficiently explained by stupidity." Carl...
19946
John Davis
mcxg46
Jun 26, 2008 8:29 am
Hi, News of another Tolkien-related event below... John Frodo Fest!! The Community Library in Salem, WI will be hosting a 2-day event celebrating Tolkien's...
