1. At one point the narrator speaks of "love" and "magic" as being the two greatest powers, respectively of the Vale of Erl and of Elfland. Explore the theme's development in the novel.

2. Explore Dunsany's uses of the theme of the quest.

3. Explore the ways in which the novel develops concepts of "self" and "other."

4. Explore Dunsany's concept of "wonder" in comparison to "magic."

5. Explore the role(s) of the limin in the novel.

6. Explore the role(s) of the quest in the novel.

7. Explore the role(s) of religion in the novel.

1. Explore the issue of impermanence.

2. Explore the tensions between social order and chaos.

3. Explore the various techniques by which the author evokes a sense of a world in transition between epochs.

4. Explore the role(s) of the limin in the poem.

5. Explore the role(s) of religion in the poem.

6. Explore the role(s) of the quest in the poem.

7. Explore the ways in which the poem develops concepts of "self" and "other."