Tolkien Studies
An Annual Scholarly Review, Volume VIII
Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review presents the growing body of critical commentary and scholarship on both J. R. R. Tolkien’s voluminous fiction and his academic work in literary and linguistic fields.
•Philip Irving Mitchell: “Legend and History Have Met and Fused”: The Interlocution of Anthropology, Historiography, and Incarnation in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “On Fairy-stories”
•John M. Bowers: Tolkien’s Goldberry and The Maid of the Moor
•Lucas Annear: Language in Tolkien’s “Bagme Bloma”
•José Manuel Ferrández Bru: “Wingless fluttering”: Some Personal Connections in Tolkien’s Formative Years
•John Garth: Robert Quilter Gilson, T.C.B.S.: A Brief Life in Letters
•Janet Brennan Croft: The Hen that Laid the Eggs: Tolkien and the Officers Training Corps
•Douglas A. Anderson: Book Reviews
•Deidre A. Dawson: Review-Essay: The Ring Goes Ever On
•David Bratman and Merlin DeTardo: The Year’s Work in Tolkien Studies 2008
•Rebecca Epstein and David Bratman with Michael D.C. Drout, Merlin DeTardo, and Douglas A. Anderson: Bibliography (in English) for 2009
•John M. Bowers: Tolkien’s Goldberry and The Maid of the Moor
•Lucas Annear: Language in Tolkien’s “Bagme Bloma”
•José Manuel Ferrández Bru: “Wingless fluttering”: Some Personal Connections in Tolkien’s Formative Years
•John Garth: Robert Quilter Gilson, T.C.B.S.: A Brief Life in Letters
•Janet Brennan Croft: The Hen that Laid the Eggs: Tolkien and the Officers Training Corps
•Douglas A. Anderson: Book Reviews
•Deidre A. Dawson: Review-Essay: The Ring Goes Ever On
•David Bratman and Merlin DeTardo: The Year’s Work in Tolkien Studies 2008
•Rebecca Epstein and David Bratman with Michael D.C. Drout, Merlin DeTardo, and Douglas A. Anderson: Bibliography (in English) for 2009
“What else can one say? The reviews are full, numerous, by respected hands, and informative. . . .another magisterial addition to the growing corpus of Tolkienian scholarship.”
David Doughan, Mallorn
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“The best anthology of Tolkien criticism and commentary.”
Mike Foster
Mike Foster
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“A very important and highly readable addition to Tolkien scholarship.”
Carol A. Leibiger, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
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“A welcome addition to the growing library of Tolkien criticism.”
Mark Hooker, Mythprint
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