Tolkien and the Study of His Sources

Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays is a collection by Jason Fisher of scholarly essays about J.R.R. Tolkien and the inspirations behind the legendarium of Arda. It was published by McFarland & Company in 2011.
In 2014, the book earned the Mythopoeic Society's Scholarship Award for Inkling Studies.
==Contents==
*Tom Shippey, "Introduction: Why Source Criticism?"
*E.L. Risden, "Source Criticism: Background and Applications"
*Jason Fisher, "Tolkien and Source Criticism: Remarking and Remaking"
*Nicholas Burns, "The Stones and the Book: Tolkien, Mesopotamia, and Biblical Mythopoeia"
*Kristine Larsen, "Sea Birds and Morning Stars: Ceyx, Alcyone, and the Many Metamorphoses of Eärendil and Elwing"
*Miryam Librán-Moreno, "'Byzantium, New Rome!': Goths, Langobards, and Byzantium in The Lord of the Rings"
*Thomas Honegger, "The Rohirrim: 'Anglo-Saxons on Horseback'? An Inquiry into Tolkien's Use of Sources"
*Judy Ann Ford, "William Caxton's The Golden Legend as a Source for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings"
*John D. Rateliff, "She and Tolkien, Revisited"
*Mark T. Hooker, "Reading John Buchan in Search of J.R.R. Tolkien"
*Diana Pavlac Glyer and Josh B. Long, "Biography as Source: Niggles and Notions"
==External links==
*Tolkien and the Study of His Sources at Amazon.com
*Tolkien and the Study of His Sources at Barnes & Noble
*Jason Fisher's release announcement
*August 2011 interview of Jason Fisher for Tolkien Collector's Guide
== See also ==
* Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: Sources of Inspiration
* Tolkien Studies (journal)
*Tolkien's Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages
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