| International Standard Book Number |
9781419746345 21.60
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
823.912 23
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| Personal Name |
Hendrix, John, 1976- author.
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| Title Statement |
The mythmakers : the remarkable fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R. Tolkien / John Hendrix.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York, NY : Abrams Fanfare, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
217 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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| Content Type |
still image sti rdacontent
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The library of doors -- The tale begins -- Dead marshes -- Stab of the north -- The horns of Elfland -- Mere inklings -- Breaking of the fellowship -- Shadowlands and grey havens -- Author's note -- Portals -- The roots of myth -- Origin of the fairy tale -- The fantasists -- The artifact attic -- Research and authenticity.
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| Citation/References Note |
Junior Library Guild
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| Summary, Etc. |
"The Mythmakers is the illustrated story of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien and how each came to write their masterworks-neither story can be told without including the other, they are so intertwined. Through narrative and comic panels, the book chronicles their near-idyllic childhoods, then moves on to both men's horrific tour of the trenches of WWI to their first meeting at Oxford in 1929, and then the foreshadowing, action, and aftermath of WWII. This nonfiction graphic novel follows the shared story of their friendship and creative fellowship, in all its ups and downs, that gave them confidence to venture beyond academic concerns (fantasy wasn't scholarly writing but considered the domain of children), shaped major story/theme ideas, and shifted their ideas about the potential of mythology and faith. The book also shows the camaraderie and the importance of the social/literary circle of friends called the Inklings, and how the friendship of these two great men fell apart and came together again. Hendrix concludes describing how the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien had re-enchanted the 20th century, after two World Wars. In writing aimed at scholars, adults, and young people, these two tweedy academics altered the course of storytelling and embraced the concept that fantasy writing for an adult audience was an accepted form of literature.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 14 & Up.
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| Target Audience Note |
Grades 9 & Up.
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| Awards Note |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963. (Clive Staples),
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963. (Clive Staples), sears
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 (Clive Staples), Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Lewis, C. S. 1898-1963 (Clive Staples), Juvenile literature.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. (John Ronald Reuel),
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973. (John Ronald Reuel), sears
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 (John Ronald Reuel), Comic books, strips, etc.
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Tolkien, J. R. R. 1892-1973 (John Ronald Reuel), Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Authors, English - Biography - Comic books, strips, etc. - 20th century
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Authors, English - Biography - Juvenile literature. - 20th century
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Authors, English - Biography. - 20th century
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Graphic novels.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Graphic novels. - sears
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
English authors - Biography. - 20th century - sears
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| Location |
Mary Meuser PL YA 823.9 HEN 30091000862311
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