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Mythcon 1994: Meet Lawrence Schoen!
- From: [email protected] (Carl F. Hostetter)
- Subject: Mythcon 1994: Meet Lawrence Schoen!
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 1994 09:38:55 -0400
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KLINGON FANS AND SCHOLARS:
Dr. Lawrence Schoen, the Director of the Klingon Language
Institute, will be an invited speaker at Mythcon 1994.
On Saturday, Aug. 6, he will present a paper on Klingon and
participate in a panel on Invented Languages. All are
welcome to attend.
Mythcon details follow:
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This is an EMAIL Flyer for MYTHCON 1994. *
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|| J.R.R.Tolkien - C.S.Lewis - Charles Williams ||
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The Mythopoeic Society, devoted to the study and enjoyment of these 3
authors, is hosting its annual conference at American Univ. in Washington,
D.C. on August 5-8, 1994. The theme this year is THE LANGUAGE OF MYTH.
Mythcon is a weekend event spent talking and goofing around with a lot of
people who are interested in Fantasy Literature and everything else.
Typical activities are Paper presentations, Panel discussions, an Art Show,
a costumed Masquerade, a Banquet, Workshops, Dealers' Tables (so you can
sell or buy) and lots of fun. Everyone is welcome.
Guests of Honor will be Verlyn Flieger, author of "Splintered Light";
Madeleine L'Engle, author of "A Wrinkle in Time" and other fantasy
stories; Judith Mitchell, fantasy artist; and other invited speakers.
Scheduled papers feature such topics as:
- the use of language in myth, legend, and fantasy writing.
- other aspects of mythopoeia
- the study of Elvish and other invented languages.
- translation of fantasy literature into foreign languages.
- literary tests of authorship, esp. as applied to C.S.Lewis' work.
- Enlightenment, Victorian, and Edwardian fantasists.
- the role of fantasy and myth in film
Membership is $55 (32 Pounds Sterling). Write US checks to "Mythcon"
and mail to:
Irv Koch
5465 N Morgan Street, #106
Alexandria, VA 22312
Write British checks in Pounds Sterling (the amounts in parentheses
above) to "Wendell Wagner" and mail to the same address (Irv Koch).
On-campus room and board reservation forms will be sent upon
receipt of membership.
If you have any questions, e-mail Irv Koch at:
[email protected]
**We would appreciate it very much if you would print this out and share
it with people who might be interested. Thank you very much.
Qapla'
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| Carl F. Hostetter [email protected] |
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| Ars longa, vita brevis. |
| The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne. |
| "I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take |
| such a time, and so do all the things one wants to know about." |
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