Author Archives: Deborah Meghnagi
“Brightly Woven” or Free to be Bright
This is a paper written by Joshua Fontanna for a grade 12 high school English class in 2009. Why are you reading this? Do you honestly think it will be worth your time? You don’t have to do this you … Continue reading
How are Heroes Born?
This is the English version of Patricia Gagné’s undergraduate essay, “Comment naissent les héros?”, as translated by Morgan Mills. The original French version is also on the site. A translator’s introduction of his work must always consist of an apology … Continue reading
Comment naissent les héros? by Patricia Gagne
An undergraduate essay by Patricia Gagné. In French! Thanks to Alec Lynch for help with the formatting… Au début, il n’y avait rien… Puis arriva le Tisserand qui s’installa à son Métier où il tissa Fionavar, le premier de tous … Continue reading
The Themes of Fate and Free-will in the Fionavar Tapestry
by Shelley McLennan, 2002 The struggle between fate and free-will is a fundamental theme in Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry. The ability of people to change their destiny by the exercising of their free will is most clearly shown … Continue reading
The High Fantasies of Lawhead and Kay, by John Doherty.
By John J. Doherty This essay is part of a larger work by Professor Doherty, titled “Arthurian Fantasy, 1980-1989: An analytical and bibliographical survey”. It examines the development of the Arthurian Legend in fantasy literature during the 1980s. This essay, … Continue reading