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.
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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
Stuart D. Lee at Wikipedia