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Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography (2023) By Holly Ordway, Tom Emanuel
Tolkien's Faith: A Spiritual Biography (2023) By Holly Ordway, Tom Emanuel
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Tom Emanuel, of Tolkien's Faith (2023) by Holly Ordway
J.R.R. Tolkien's Utopianism And The Classics (2023) By Hamish Williams, Dennis Wilson Wise
J.R.R. Tolkien's Utopianism And The Classics (2023) By Hamish Williams, Dennis Wilson Wise
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Dennis Wilson Wise, of J.R.R. Tolkien's Utopianism and the Classics (2023) by Hamish Williams.
Sam's Song In The Tower: The Significance Of 'Merry Finches' In J.R.R. Tolkien's _Lord Of The Rings_, Jane Beal Phd
Sam's Song In The Tower: The Significance Of 'Merry Finches' In J.R.R. Tolkien's _Lord Of The Rings_, Jane Beal Phd
Journal of Tolkien Research
In The Lord of the Rings, Samwise Gamgee climbs the Tower of Cirith Ungol to try to rescue his master and friend, Frodo Baggins, who has been taken captive by Orcs. When Sam is near despair because he cannot find Frodo, Sam sings a song that makes reference to “merry finches.” What is the significance of this phrase in his lyrics? To answer this question, my essay first explores J.R.R. Tolkien’s ornithological knowledge, especially of finches in England, which is readily demonstrated from a letter he wrote to his son, Christopher Tolkien (July 7, 1944), about his observations of bullfinches …
Translating The Hobbit (2023) By Mark T. Hooker, Arden R. Smith
Translating The Hobbit (2023) By Mark T. Hooker, Arden R. Smith
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Arden R. Smith, of Translating The Hobbit (2023) by Mark T. Hooker
Twenty-First Century Receptions Of Tolkien (2022), Edited By Will Sherwood, Kristine Larsen
Twenty-First Century Receptions Of Tolkien (2022), Edited By Will Sherwood, Kristine Larsen
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Kristine Larsen, of Twenty-first Century Receptions of Tolkien (2022), edited by Will Sherwood
Tolkien And Diversity (2023), Edited By Will Sherwood, Kristine Larsen
Tolkien And Diversity (2023), Edited By Will Sherwood, Kristine Larsen
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Kristine Larsen, of Tolkien and Diversity (2023) edited by Will Sherwood
The Mythopoeic Code Of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading Of The Legendarium (2021), By Jyrki Korpua, John Wm. Houghton
The Mythopoeic Code Of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading Of The Legendarium (2021), By Jyrki Korpua, John Wm. Houghton
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by John Wm. Houghton, of The Mythopoeic Code of Tolkien: A Christian Platonic Reading of the Legendarium (2021), by Jyrki Korpua
Nólë Hyarmenillo: An Anthology Of Iberian Scholarship On Tolkien (2022), Edited By Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Martin Simonson, And Angélica Varandas., Marjorie Burns
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Marjorie Burns, of Nólë Hyarmenillo: An Anthology of Iberian Scholarship on Tolkien (2022), edited by Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Martin Simonson, and Angélica Varandas.
Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology Through Mythology With The Maker Of Middle-Earth (2022) By Austin M. Freeman, Thomas Honegger
Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology Through Mythology With The Maker Of Middle-Earth (2022) By Austin M. Freeman, Thomas Honegger
Journal of Tolkien Research
Book review, by Thomas Honegger, of Tolkien Dogmatics: Theology through Mythology with the Maker of Middle-earth (2022) by Austin M. Freeman