Current plans
When I get a chance, I am going to run through the various accounts from the LoC site and the Wikipedia entry, and try to assemble a brief list of texts describing creation for these various accounts. I think it will be useful to have a list of primary sources. Many of these accounts are not related to written texts, but there still may be a name for the story.
Before I do this however, I want to finish up recording my background with this topic. J.R.R. Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" and his book The Silmarillion. are a literary theory partially based in the idea of creation, and an implementation of this theory. The Silmarillion is one of the most in depth stories of creation written in recent history. The Silmarillion is available at any decent library, and "On Fairy Stories" can be found in The Tolkien Reader:
Title : The Tolkien reader, by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Author : Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Publisher : New York, Ballantine Books [1966]
Edition : [1st ed.]
Description : 1 v. (various pagings) illus. 18 cm.
Contents : Tolkien's magic ring [by P. Beagle]--The Homecoming of Beorhtaoth,
Beorhthelm's son.--Tree and leaf.--Farmer Giles of Ham.--The adventures of Tom Bombadil.
OCLC No. : 00309963
Location : Davis, Call Number : PR6039.O32 T6
Location : UL, Call Number : PR6039.O32 T6
The day Joan taught class, I looked these topics up in the MLA and some other databases. The best hits came from the MLA. Some of those appear below:
The search: silmarillion and creation in the database(s) MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02, MLA Bibliography 1981-1993, MLA Bibliography 1963-1980 returned 7 records
Those records that appear relevant to the topic of creation are:
Record 1 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: 'Ainulindale': Tolkien's Commitment to an Aesthetic Ontology
AU: Collins,-Robert-A.
SO: Journal-of-the-Fantastic-in-the-Arts (JFA). 2000; 11(3 (43)): 257-65
AN: 2001270091
Record 2 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Tolkien's Creation Myth in The Silmarillion: Northern or Not?
AU: Gough,-John
SO: Children'-s-Literature-in-Education (CLE). 1999 Mar; 30(1): 1-8
AN: 1999028365
Record 3 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: The Mythology of the 'Ainulindale': Tolkien's Creation of Hope
AU: Whittingham,-Elizabeth-A.
SO: Journal-of-the-Fantastic-in-the-Arts (JFA). 1998; 9(3 (35)): 212-28
AN: 1998005915
Record 4 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Augustine and the Ainulindale
AU: Houghton,-John
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1995 Summer; 21(1 (79)): 4-8
AN: 1995032236
Record 5 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Tolkien's World-Creation: Degenerative Recurrence
AU: Evans,-Robley
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1987 Autumn; 14(1 (51)): 5-8, 47
AN: 1989023130
Record 7 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: The Ainulindale: Music of Creation
AU: Davis,-Howard
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1982 Summer; 9(2 (32)): 6-8
AN: 1982027747
The search: On-Fairy-Stories in DE in the database(s) MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02, MLA Bibliography 1981-1993, MLA Bibliography 1963-1980 returned 23 records
Those records that appear relevant to the topic of creation are:
Record 3 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Magic vs. Enchantment
AU: Curry,-Patrick
SO: Mallorn:-The-Journal-of-the-Tolkien-Society (Mallorn). 2001 Jan; 38: 5-10
AN: 2001701754
Record 4 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Is Man a Myth? Mere Christian Perspectives on the Human
AU: Williams,-Donald-T.
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and-Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 2000 Summer-Fall; 23(1 (87)): 4-19
AN: 2000025648
Record 5 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Meeting Morgan le Fay: J. R. R. Tolkien's Theory of Subcreation and the Secondary World of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
AU: Adderley,-C.-M.
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and -Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 2000 Spring; 22(4 (86)): 48-58
AN: 2000004924
Record 6 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Fantasy and Reality: J. R. R. Tolkien's World and the Fairy-Story Essay
AU: Flieger,-Verlyn
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and -Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 1999 Winter; 22(3 (85)): 4-13
AN: 2000004902
Record 7 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: 'Leaf by Niggle': The Worth of the Work
AU: Manganiello,-Dominic
SO: English-Studies-in-Canada (ESC). 1998 June; 24(2): 121-37
AN: 1999059396
Record 11 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Sub-Creation in William Golding's The Inheritors
AU: Timmons,-Daniel
SO: English-Studies-in-Canada (ESC). 1996 Dec; 22(4): 399-412
AN: 1996068002
Record 12 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Quid Hinieldus cum Christo? New Perspectives on Tolkien's Theological Dilemma and His Sub-Creation Theory
AU: Agoy,-Nils-Ivar
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1996 Winter; (1995); 21; 33(2(80)): 31-38
AN: 1996027398
Record 18 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Dynamic Metahistory and the Model of Christopher Dawson
AU: Ryan,-J.-S.
SO: Minas-Tirith-Evening-Star:-Journal-of-the-American-Tolkien-Society. 1989 Fall; 18(3): 10-14
AN: 1990025953
Record 23 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Folktale, Fairy Tale, and the Creation of a Story
AU: Ryan,-J.-S.
PB: 19-39 IN Isaacs,-Neil-D. (ed.); Zimbardo,-Rose-A. (ed.). Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives. Lexington : UP of Kentucky, 1981. vii, 175 pp.
AN: 1981000655
Before I do this however, I want to finish up recording my background with this topic. J.R.R. Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" and his book The Silmarillion. are a literary theory partially based in the idea of creation, and an implementation of this theory. The Silmarillion is one of the most in depth stories of creation written in recent history. The Silmarillion is available at any decent library, and "On Fairy Stories" can be found in The Tolkien Reader:
Title : The Tolkien reader, by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Author : Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.
Publisher : New York, Ballantine Books [1966]
Edition : [1st ed.]
Description : 1 v. (various pagings) illus. 18 cm.
Contents : Tolkien's magic ring [by P. Beagle]--The Homecoming of Beorhtaoth,
Beorhthelm's son.--Tree and leaf.--Farmer Giles of Ham.--The adventures of Tom Bombadil.
OCLC No. : 00309963
Location : Davis, Call Number : PR6039.O32 T6
Location : UL, Call Number : PR6039.O32 T6
The day Joan taught class, I looked these topics up in the MLA and some other databases. The best hits came from the MLA. Some of those appear below:
The search: silmarillion and creation in the database(s) MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02, MLA Bibliography 1981-1993, MLA Bibliography 1963-1980 returned 7 records
Those records that appear relevant to the topic of creation are:
Record 1 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: 'Ainulindale': Tolkien's Commitment to an Aesthetic Ontology
AU: Collins,-Robert-A.
SO: Journal-of-the-Fantastic-in-the-Arts (JFA). 2000; 11(3 (43)): 257-65
AN: 2001270091
Record 2 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Tolkien's Creation Myth in The Silmarillion: Northern or Not?
AU: Gough,-John
SO: Children'-s-Literature-in-Education (CLE). 1999 Mar; 30(1): 1-8
AN: 1999028365
Record 3 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: The Mythology of the 'Ainulindale': Tolkien's Creation of Hope
AU: Whittingham,-Elizabeth-A.
SO: Journal-of-the-Fantastic-in-the-Arts (JFA). 1998; 9(3 (35)): 212-28
AN: 1998005915
Record 4 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Augustine and the Ainulindale
AU: Houghton,-John
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1995 Summer; 21(1 (79)): 4-8
AN: 1995032236
Record 5 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Tolkien's World-Creation: Degenerative Recurrence
AU: Evans,-Robley
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1987 Autumn; 14(1 (51)): 5-8, 47
AN: 1989023130
Record 7 of 7 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: The Ainulindale: Music of Creation
AU: Davis,-Howard
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and
-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1982 Summer; 9(2 (32)): 6-8
AN: 1982027747
The search: On-Fairy-Stories in DE in the database(s) MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02, MLA Bibliography 1981-1993, MLA Bibliography 1963-1980 returned 23 records
Those records that appear relevant to the topic of creation are:
Record 3 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Magic vs. Enchantment
AU: Curry,-Patrick
SO: Mallorn:-The-Journal-of-the-Tolkien-Society (Mallorn). 2001 Jan; 38: 5-10
AN: 2001701754
Record 4 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Is Man a Myth? Mere Christian Perspectives on the Human
AU: Williams,-Donald-T.
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and-Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 2000 Summer-Fall; 23(1 (87)): 4-19
AN: 2000025648
Record 5 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Meeting Morgan le Fay: J. R. R. Tolkien's Theory of Subcreation and the Secondary World of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
AU: Adderley,-C.-M.
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and -Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 2000 Spring; 22(4 (86)): 48-58
AN: 2000004924
Record 6 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Fantasy and Reality: J. R. R. Tolkien's World and the Fairy-Story Essay
AU: Flieger,-Verlyn
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and -Mythopoeic-Literature (MythloreJ). 1999 Winter; 22(3 (85)): 4-13
AN: 2000004902
Record 7 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: 'Leaf by Niggle': The Worth of the Work
AU: Manganiello,-Dominic
SO: English-Studies-in-Canada (ESC). 1998 June; 24(2): 121-37
AN: 1999059396
Record 11 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Sub-Creation in William Golding's The Inheritors
AU: Timmons,-Daniel
SO: English-Studies-in-Canada (ESC). 1996 Dec; 22(4): 399-412
AN: 1996068002
Record 12 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1994-2005/02
TI: Quid Hinieldus cum Christo? New Perspectives on Tolkien's Theological Dilemma and His Sub-Creation Theory
AU: Agoy,-Nils-Ivar
SO: Mythlore:-A-Journal-of-J.-R.-R.-Tolkien,-C.-S.-Lewis,-Charles-Williams,-and-the-Genres-of-Myth-and-Fantasy-Stu (Mythlore). 1996 Winter; (1995); 21; 33(2(80)): 31-38
AN: 1996027398
Record 18 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Dynamic Metahistory and the Model of Christopher Dawson
AU: Ryan,-J.-S.
SO: Minas-Tirith-Evening-Star:-Journal-of-the-American-Tolkien-Society. 1989 Fall; 18(3): 10-14
AN: 1990025953
Record 23 of 23 in MLA Bibliography 1981-1993
TI: Folktale, Fairy Tale, and the Creation of a Story
AU: Ryan,-J.-S.
PB: 19-39 IN Isaacs,-Neil-D. (ed.); Zimbardo,-Rose-A. (ed.). Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives. Lexington : UP of Kentucky, 1981. vii, 175 pp.
AN: 1981000655
posted by Michael C. Habib at 4/03/2005 03:17:00 PM
2 Comments:
This post was very hard to format.
Oops, I never followed through on that plan. If we were actually writing a report on various creation myths, that would be a more useful excercise. However, it is just as easy for the sake of this project to refer back to those sources as needed.
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