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The Hobbit Party (2014) By Jonathan Witt And Jay W. Richards, John D. Rateliff Nov 2015

The Hobbit Party (2014) By Jonathan Witt And Jay W. Richards, John D. Rateliff

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book Review of The Hobbit Party (2014) by Jonathan Witt and Jay W. Richards


"The Hobbit" And Tolkien's Mythology (2014), Ed. Bradford Lee Eden, Thomas Honegger Oct 2015

"The Hobbit" And Tolkien's Mythology (2014), Ed. Bradford Lee Eden, Thomas Honegger

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review of "The Hobbit" and Tolkien's Mythology (2014), ed. Bradford Lee Eden


Smith Of Wootton Major: Extended Edition (2015) By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Verlyn Flieger, Douglas A. Anderson Sep 2015

Smith Of Wootton Major: Extended Edition (2015) By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Verlyn Flieger, Douglas A. Anderson

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review of Smith of Wootton Major: Extended Edition (2015) by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Verlyn Flieger


Deep Roots In A Time Of Frost (2014) By Patrick Curry, Tom Shippey Jul 2015

Deep Roots In A Time Of Frost (2014) By Patrick Curry, Tom Shippey

Journal of Tolkien Research

Book review.


Beowulf (2014), Translated By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Christopher Tolkien, E.L. Risden Jun 2015

Beowulf (2014), Translated By J.R.R. Tolkien, Edited By Christopher Tolkien, E.L. Risden

Journal of Tolkien Research

Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, together with Sellic Spell (2014), by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Book review by E.L. Risden.


The Body In Tolkien's Legendarium (2013) Ed. By Christopher Vaccaro, Helen Young May 2015

The Body In Tolkien's Legendarium (2013) Ed. By Christopher Vaccaro, Helen Young

Journal of Tolkien Research

The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium (2013) edited by Christopher Vaccaro. Book review by Helen Young.


Tolkien’S Poetry (2013), Edited By Julian Eilmann And Allan Turner, Andrew Higgins May 2015

Tolkien’S Poetry (2013), Edited By Julian Eilmann And Allan Turner, Andrew Higgins

Journal of Tolkien Research

Tolkien’s Poetry (2013), edited by Julian Eilmann and Allan Turner. Book review by Andrew Higgins.


J.R.R. Tolkien: The Forest And The City (2013), Edited By Helen Conrad-O’Briain And Gerard Hynes., Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley May 2015

J.R.R. Tolkien: The Forest And The City (2013), Edited By Helen Conrad-O’Briain And Gerard Hynes., Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley

Journal of Tolkien Research

J.R.R. Tolkien: the Forest and the City (2013), edited by Helen Conrad-O’Briain and Gerard Hynes. Book Review by Kelley M. Wickham-Crowley


Orphic Powers In J.R.R. Tolkien's Legend Of Beren And Lúthien, Jane Beal Phd Jan 2015

Orphic Powers In J.R.R. Tolkien's Legend Of Beren And Lúthien, Jane Beal Phd

Journal of Tolkien Research

In “Orphic Powers in Tolkien’s Legend of Beren and Lúthien,” I consider three interrelated strands that influenced the development of Tolkien’s most precious story: Tolkien’s own life experience, sources from classical mythology and medieval literature, and the hope inherent to the Christian faith, especially for resurrection and eternal life, as symbolized in the Parable of the Pearl of Great Price. This study suggests that Tolkien’s relationship to his wife, Edith, inspires the legend and renders it a psychological allegory. Three Ovidian tales from classical mythology that were later re-told in medieval literature also influence it: the rape of Philomela, the …