A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien

A Companion to J.R.R. Tolkien is an extensive, collaborative book on J.R.R. Tolkien's academic and personal life, Middle-earth writings, influences, language specialties, social impact, and other matters. Overseen by Stuart D. Lee and composed of many Tolkien scholars' exposition and summaries, it was published by Wiley-Blackwell in June 2014. A second edition was released in 2022.
It is one of few works of secondary literature serving as both a comprehensive resource for common fans and a scholarly study.
Stuart D. Lee is an information technology specialist and lecturer on Tolkien and Old English at Oxford University.
==Contents==
===Part I: Life===
:1. A Brief Biography (written by John Garth)
===Part II: The Academic===
:2. Academic Writings (Thomas Honegger)
:3. Tolkien as Editor (Tom Shippey)
:4. Manuscripts: Use, and Using (Stuart D. Lee)
===Part III : The Legendarium===
:5. Myth-making and Sub-creation (Carl Phelpstead)
:6. Middle-earth Mythology: An Overview (Leslie A. Donovan)
:7. The Silmarillion: Tolkien's Theory of Myth, Text, and Culture (Gergely Nagy)
:8. The Hobbit: A Turning Point (John D. Rateliff)
:9. The Lord of the Rings (John R. Holmes)
:10. Unfinished Tales and the History of Middle-earth: A Lifetime of Imagination (Elizabeth A. Wittingham)
:11. “The Lost Road” and “The Notion Club Papers”: Myth, History, and Time-travel (Verlyn Flieger)
:12. Poetry (Corey Olsen)
:13. "Minor" Works (Maria Artamonova)
:14. Invented Languages and Writing Systems (Arden R. Smith)
===Part IV: Context===
:15. Old English (Mark Atherton)
:16. Middle English (Elizabeth Solopova)
:17. Old Norse (Tom Birkett)
:18. Finnish: The Land and Language of Heroes (Leena Kahlas-Tarkka)
:19. Celtic: “Celtic Things” and “Things Celtic” – Identity, Language, and Mythology (J. S. Lyman Thomas)
:20. The English Literary Tradition: Shakespeare to the Gothic (Nick Groom)
:21. Earlier Fantasy Fiction: Morris, Dunsany, and Lindsay (Rachel Falconer)
:22. The Inklings and Others: Tolkien and His Contemporaries (David Bratman)
:23. Later Fantasy Fiction: Tolkien's Legacy (Dimitra Fimi)
:24. Modernity: Tolkien and His Contemporaries (Anna Vaninskaya)
===Part V: Critical Approaches===
:25. The Critical Response to Tolkien's Fiction (Patrick Curry)
:26. Style and Intertextual Echoes (Allan Turner)
:27. The Hero's Journey (Anna Caughey)
:28. Evil (Christopher Garbowski)
:29. Nature (Liam Campbell)
:30. Religion: An Implicit Catholicism (Pat Rinsent)
:31. War (Janet Brennan Croft)
:32. Women (Adam Roberts)
:33. Art (Christopher Tuthill)
:34. Music (Bradford Lee Eden)
:35. Film Adaptations: Theatrical and Television Versions (Kristin Thompson)
:36. Games and Gaming: Quantasy (Péter Kristóf Makai)
== External links ==
*Publisher page, showing contents and essay summaries
*Goodreads page
*Barnes & Noble (second edition)
*Amazon.com
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==See also==
*J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
*Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth
*The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
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