Issue 2
The Rebellion of Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost
Randy provides a historical survey of the literary criticism to Paradise Lost, showing how interpretations of the poem have fluctuated between the two contrary themes he introduced in a previous article.
Laura continues her series on the “ecology of magic” used by storytellers, looking at the balance and harmony of the “greensong” sung by the American land in Orson Scott Card’s Red Prophet, the second volume of his Alvin Maker series.
Randy explains the origins and the meaning of the name of this site. It first occurred to him while reflecting on Tolkien’s “Silmarillion” mythology, and his affinity for it grew as he reflected on the rich mythic meanings of the nouns journey and sea.