J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment / Edition 1

by Michael D.C. Drout

Overview

A detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume Encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field.

Coverage not only presents the most recent scholarship on J. R. R. Tolkien, but also introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Tolkien's fiction and his sources of influence are examined along with his artistic and academic achievements- including his translations of medieval texts- teaching posts, linguistic works, and the languages he created. The 550 alphabetically arranged entries fall within the following categories of topics: adaptations; art and illustrations; characters in Tolkien's work; critical history and scholarship; influence of Tolkien; languages; biography; literary sources; literature; creatures and peoples of Middle-earth; objects in Tolkien's work; places in Tolkien's work; reception of Tolkien; medieval scholars; scholarship by Tolkien; medieval literature; stylistic elements; themes in Tolkien's works; Theological/ philosophical concepts and philosophers; Tolkien's contemporary history and culture; works of literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415969420
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/2006
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	808
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael D. C. Drout

Table of Contents

Alphabetical List of Entries, Thematic List of Entries, Introduction, Conventions and Abbreviations, Entries A to Z 1, Index

Editorial Reviews

'This is an excellent resource for serious scholars of English literature as well as those with a general interest in Tolkien.' - Reference Reviews

'The J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia presents the latest scholarship on Tolkien written by the leading scholars in the field..[it] is essential for students, teachers, scholars, as well as the general reader interested in J.R.R. Tolkien and his writings' Inklings - Jahrbuch 25

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