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Author(s): Stuart D. Lee
ISBN(s): 9780470659823, 0470659823
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Year: 2014
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0470659823 
ISBN 13: 9780470659823
Author: Stuart D Lee

This is a complete resource for scholars and students of Tolkien, as well as avid fans, with coverage of his life, work, dominant themes, influences, and the critical reaction to his writing. An in-depth examination of Tolkien’s entire work by a cadre of top scholars Provides up-to-date discussion and analysis of Tolkien’s scholarly and literary works, including his latest posthumous book, The Fall of Arthur, as well as addressing contemporary adaptations, including the new Hobbit films Investigates various themes across his body of work, such as mythmaking, medieval languages, nature, war, religion, and the defeat of evil Discusses the impact of his work on art, film, music, gaming, and subsequent generations of fantasy writers

A Companion to J R R Tolkien 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Life
1: A Brief Biography

  • Ancestry and Childhood: 1892–1904

  • Youth: 1904–1911

  • Oxford Undergraduate: 1911–1915

  • Soldier and Mythographer: 1915–1918

  • Lexicography and “Lost Tales”: 1918–1920

  • Leeds: 1920–1925

  • Oxford and the Road to “The Silmarillion”: 1926–1930

  • 20 Northmoor Road and The Hobbit: 1931–1937

  • A “New Hobbit” and a New War: 1938–1945

  • The Lord of the Rings Completed, The Silmarillion Resumed: 1945–1955

  • Success and Retirement: 1955–1964

  • Final Years: 1965–1973

  • Notes

  • References

Part II: The Academic
2: Academic Writings

  • Tolkien on Words

  • Tolkien on Language

  • Tolkien on Literature

  • Conclusion

  • List of Academic Essays and Other Relevant Academic Publications by J. R. R. Tolkien

  • Notes

  • References

  • Further Reading

3: Tolkien as Editor

  • The Task of a Glossator

  • False Starts and Dialect Studies

  • Imaginative Reconstructions

  • Notes

  • References

4: Manuscripts: Use, and Using

  • Introduction

  • An Introduction to Medieval Manuscripts

  • Manuscripts in Tolkien’s Fiction

  • Tolkien’s Own Manuscripts

  • “Shelob’s Lair”

  • Conclusion

  • Notes

  • References

  • Further Reading

Part III: The Legendarium
5: Myth-making and Sub-creation

  • Myth, Fantasy, and Fairy-story

  • Tolkien’s Myth-making

  • “Mythopoeia”

  • Sub-creation

  • Tolkien’s Theory in Context

  • Notes

  • References

6: Middle-earth Mythology: An Overview

  • Outline of the Mythology

  • Mythology for England

  • Structures and Layers

  • Origins in Sound

  • Collaboration and Cooperation

  • Endings Fated and Chosen

  • Beyond England to Synthesis

  • Notes

  • References

7: The Silmarillion: Tolkien’s Theory of Myth, Text, and Culture

  • The Creation of the “Silmarillion” Corpus: The Writing and Publishing Process

  • The Problems of the “Silmarillion”: Tolkien’s “Intentions” and Criticism

  • The “Silmarillion” and the Critics: Themes and Interpretation

  • Conclusion

  • References

8: The Hobbit: A Turning Point

  • When Tolkien Wrote The Hobbit

  • Changes Before Publication

  • The Road to Publication

  • The Influence of Tolkien’s Medieval Scholarship

  • The Hobbit and the Legendarium

  • Children’s Literature and The Hobbit

  • The Lord of the Rings’ Influence on The Hobbit

  • Conclusion: Tolkien’s Other Masterpiece

  • Notes

  • References

  • Further Reading

9: The Lord of the Rings

  • Synopsis and Structural Analysis

  • The Novel through the New Line Cinema Films

  • “Primarily Linguistic in Inspiration”

  • “I Cordially Dislike Allegory”

  • “Lead Us Not into Temptation”

  • “Fall, Mortality, and The Machine”

  • “Inside a Song”

  • References

  • Further Reading

10: Unfinished Tales and the History of Middle-earth: A Lifetime of Imagination

  • Tolkien’s Process

  • Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth

  • The History of Middle-earth: Twelve Captivating Volumes

  • The Book of Lost Tales I (1983) and II (1984)

  • The Lays of Beleriand (1985)

  • The Shaping of Middle-earth (1986)

  • The Lost Road and Other Writings (1987)

  • The Return of the Shadow (1988)

  • The Treason of Isengard (1989)

  • The War of the Ring (1990)

  • Sauron Defeated (1992)

  • Morgoth’s Ring (1993)

  • The War of the Jewels (1994)

  • The Peoples of Middle-earth (1996)

  • Tolkien’s “Great Saga”: A “Long Defeat” That May or May Not Include a “Final Victory”

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