The Mythopoeic Society - Mythopoeic Press

Mythopoeic Press
Books by and about writers of mythopoeic and fantastic literature

MythPress publishes material by and about writers of mythopoeic and fantastic literature. Our publication projects primarily involve works related to the Inklings, as well as those who influenced or who were influenced by their work. Works previously published or being considered for future projects include out-of-print materials, collections of short articles and essays, scholarly items, and books that have not found a publisher before.

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Cities and Strongholds, Mythopoeic Press

Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth:

Essays on the Habitations of Tolkien’s Legendarium

edited by Cami D. Agan

Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth examines the meaning of built spaces within the Secondary World of Middle-earth. Through its 13 essays, the volume establishes new interdisciplinary models for understanding of the habitations of Middle-earth. Perspectives featured in the collection include not only Middle-earth studies and Tolkien studies, but also historical studies perspectives and explorations of representations of cities or strongholds in illustrations and films.

Published in July 2024; available both in print and electronic formats.

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Gifted Amateurs and Other Essays:

On Tolkien, the Inklings, and Fantasy Literature

by David Bratman

In Gifted Amateurs and Other Essays, David Bratman invites readers on a journey that illuminates the true essence and enduring power of mythopoeic storytelling. Guided by his unwavering curiosity and scholarly passion, Bratman’s collection explores such wide-ranging topics as religious themes, hobbit names, and rejected plot themes in The Lord of the Rings, how history connects the Inklings and the Pacific Ocean, and the mythopoeic treasures in works by Lord Dunsany, Mervyn Peake, and Roger Zelazny.

Published in July 2023; available both in print and electronic formats.

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Mapping a Sense of Humor

Narrative and Space in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Novels

by Daniel Lüthi

Daniel Lüthi’s Mapping a Sense of Humor explores the intrinsic mechanisms at work in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novels. Lüthi’s study offers new perspectives on the self-reflective nature of Pratchett’s secondary world that underline the importance of creative imagination for the stories and spaces of fantasy along with narratives in general.

Published in March 2023; available both in print and electronic formats

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Journey Back Again

Reasons to Revisit Middle-earth (Second Edition)

Journey Back Again is built on one central premise: Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is worth reading and re-reading, again and again. Each contributor delves into a core facet of Tolkien’s master work, and each one illuminates something essential yet easily overlooked. In these pages, casual fans and accomplished scholars will find fresh insights and renewed inspiration. This new edition issues a heartfelt invitation for you to return to Middle-earth and discover what you have been missing.

Edited by Diana Pavlac Glyer
Foreword by Janet Brennan Croft
Published in November 2022; available both in print and electronic formats

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Loremasters and Libraries, Mythopoeic Press

Loremasters and Libraries in Fantasy and Science Fiction

A Gedenkschrift for David Oberhelman

David Dean Oberhelman (1965-2018) was a librarian and scholar with wide-ranging research interests, who had a long association with the Mythopoeic Society. He was an enthusiastic supporter of other scholars, a gifted editor, and an outstanding teacher. The core concept of this collection developed from panel discussions in which David drew together a group of fantasy, science fiction, and comics scholars to discuss libraries, librarians, archives, research, writing, and related topics as depicted in these genres.

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Jason Fisher
Published in February 2022; available both in print and electronic formats

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Baptism of Fire

The Birth of the Modern British Fantastic in World War I

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft
Published in July, 2015; available both in print and electronic formats

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Perilous and Fair

Women in the Works and Life of J. R. R. Tolkien

Edited by Janet Brennan Croft and Leslie Donovan
Published in January, 2015; available both in print and electronic formats

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Mythlore Index Plus (Electronic)

Edited by Edith Crowe and Janet Croft
Artwork by Tim Kirk and Sarah Beach
ISBN: 978-1-887726-12-2
First published in July, 2012

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Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992

(Mythlore 80 / Mallorn 33)

Edited by Patricia Reynolds and Glen H. GoodKnight
Published 1995

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