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Tolkien research

January 01, 1970

"Tolkien studies" redirects here. For the journal, see Tolkien Studies.

The works of J. R. R. Tolkien have generated a body of research covering many aspects of his fantasy writings. These encompass The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, along with his legendarium that remained unpublished until after his death, and his constructed languages, especially the Elvish languages Quenya and Sindarin. Scholars from different disciplines have examined the linguistic and literary origins of Middle-earth, and have explored many aspects of his writings from Christianity to feminism and race.

Biographical edit

Biographies of Tolkien have been written by Humphrey Carpenter, with his 1977 J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography[1] and of Tolkien's wartime years by John Garth with his 2003 Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth.[2] Carpenter edited the 1981 The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien, assisted by Christopher Tolkien.[3] The brief period after the war when Tolkien worked for the OED is detailed in the 2006 book The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner.[4]

On Tolkien's writings edit

Further information: Literary reception of The Lord of the Rings

Institutions edit

A variety of institutions have developed to support Tolkien research. These include The Tolkien Society and The Mythopoeic Society. Tolkien archives are held in the Bodleian Library in Oxford[5] and Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[6] Publishers of scholarly books on Tolkien include Houghton Mifflin, McFarland Press, Mythopoeic Press, Walking Tree Publishers, Palgrave MacMillan, and Kent State University Press.[7]

Journals edit

Early publications on Tolkien's writing were essentially fanzines; some, such as Mythlore, founded in 1969, developed into scholarly peer-reviewed (refereed) technical publications; among the "reputable"[7] journals is Mallorn[7] by the Tolkien Society. Other specialised journals include Tolkien Studies (2004–) and Journal of Tolkien Research (2014–). There are several journals that focus on the literary society The Inklings, of which Tolkien was a member, especially Journal of Inklings Studies (2011–).[7]

Conferences edit

In 1992, the Tolkien Society and the Mythopoeic Society held a joint conference for the centenary of Tolkien's birth, combining papers that were published in the conference proceedings,[8] with a mixed programme of events over a period of eight days, 17–24 August 1992, in Oxford. The Mythopoeic Society has been holding conferences in the U.S. (and once in Canada) nearly annually since 1970. In recent years some conferences have been virtual.[9]

Omentielva is a European bi-yearly conference on research into Tolkien's invented languages.[10]

Fields edit

Further information: Influences on J. R. R. Tolkien and Themes of The Lord of the Rings

A large literature examines Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction from numerous points of view, including medievalism, its philological roots in languages such as Old Norse and Old English,[11] its influences from literature of different periods, its poetry, its Christian symbolism, feminism, race, sexuality, and many other themes.[12][13] These are overviewed in Blackwell's A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien,[14] which effectively marked his acceptance into the English literary canon.[15]

Constructed languages edit

Further information: Languages constructed by J. R. R. Tolkien

Tolkien's constructed languages, Quenya and Sindarin, the main languages of Elves, have inspired linguistic research. Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar are published by the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship of the Mythopoeic Society a non-profit organization. The Vinyar Tengwar and Parma Eldalamberon material published at an increasing rate during the early 2000s is from the stock of linguistic material in the possession of the appointed team of editors (some 3000 pages according to them), consisting of photocopies sent them by Christopher Tolkien and notes taken in the Bodleian Library around 1992. An Internet mailing list dedicated to Tolkien's languages, called tolklang, has existed since November 1, 1990.[16]

Bibliography edit

Major introductory books edit

Journals edit

Current
Transitory
  • Fastitocalon: Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern: Immortals and the Undead briefly existed in the 2010s.[23][24]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tolkien Bibliography: 1977 - Humphrey Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: a biography". The Tolkien Library. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ^ Garth, John (2003). Tolkien and the Great War: the threshold of Middle-earth. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-711953-0. OCLC 54047800.
  3. ^ Carpenter, Humphrey, ed. (2000). "Letter 294". The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-618-05699-6.
  4. ^ Gilliver, Peter (2006). The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-861069-4.
  5. ^ Barella, Cecilia (2013) [2007]. "Tolkien Scholarship: Institutions". In Drout, Michael D. C. (ed.). J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. Routledge. pp. 656–659. ISBN 978-0-415-86511-1.
  6. ^ "J R R Tolkien Collection - Marquette University Libraries". Marquette University Libraries. 30 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e Croft, Janet Brennan (2016). "Bibliographic Resources for Literature Searches on J.R.R Tolkien". Journal of Tolkien Research. 3 (1). Article 2.
  8. ^ Proceedings of The J. R. R. Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992 – separate articles (out of print); – single PDF with index
  9. ^ GoodKnight, Glen H.; Reynolds, Patricia (15 October 1996). "Editorial". Mythlore. 21 (2): article 1.
  10. ^ Omentielva
  11. ^ Solopova 2009.
  12. ^ Drout, Michael D. C., ed. (2006). The J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. New York City: Routledge. pp. xxix–xxx. ISBN 0-415-96942-5.
  13. ^ Hammond & Scull 2006b.
  14. ^ Lee 2020.
  15. ^ Higgins, Andrew (2015). "A Companion to J. R. R. Tolkien, ed. Stuart D. Lee, reviewed by Andrew Higgins". Journal of Tolkien Research. 2 (1). Article 2.
  16. ^ Bradfield, Julian. "The Tolkien Language List". Quettar.org. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  17. ^ Tolkien Studies at West Virginia University Press
  18. ^ Mythlore
  19. ^ Journal of Tolkien Research
  20. ^ Mallorn
  21. ^ At its issue #15 , Tolkien Journal merged with Mythlore.
  22. ^ Vinyar Tengwar
  23. ^ Petersen, Vibeke Rützou (2012). "Review of Fastitocalon. Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern: Immortals and the Undead 1.2 (2010): 91–200". Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts. 23 (2 (85)): 334–337. ISSN 0897-0521. JSTOR 24352949.
  24. ^ Croft, Janet Brennan (2010). "Review of Fastitocalon: Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern: Immortals and the Undead". Mythlore. 29 (1/2 (111/112)): 188–192. ISSN 0146-9339. JSTOR 26815554.

External links edit

  • The home page of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, which publishes the journals Parma Eldalamberon, Vinyar Tengwar, and Tengwestie, and sponsors the discussion list, Lambengolmor (discussion list launched 29 May 2002, archives at lambengolmor-l)
  • Tolkien's Linguistic Writings and Drafts by Ryszard Derdzinski
  • TolkienBooks.net Chronological Book Index - a comprehensive index of Tolkien Publications
  • by Lisa Star (concentrates on linguistic materials)
  • Publications of the Tolkien Society (UK)
  • Tolkien Studies at Signum University
  • The Tolkien Professor website, offering free materials from Corey Olsen's courses at Signum University

January 01, 1970
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Tolkien studies redirects here For the journal see Tolkien Studies The works of J R R Tolkien have generated a body of research covering many aspects of his fantasy writings These encompass The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion along with his legendarium that remained unpublished until after his death and his constructed languages especially the Elvish languages Quenya and Sindarin Scholars from different disciplines have examined the linguistic and literary origins of Middle earth and have explored many aspects of his writings from Christianity to feminism and race Contents 1 Biographical 2 On Tolkien s writings 2 1 Institutions 2 2 Journals 2 3 Conferences 2 4 Fields 2 5 Constructed languages 3 Bibliography 3 1 Major introductory books 3 2 Journals 4 References 5 External linksBiographical editBiographies of Tolkien have been written by Humphrey Carpenter with his 1977 J R R Tolkien A Biography 1 and of Tolkien s wartime years by John Garth with his 2003 Tolkien and the Great War The Threshold of Middle earth 2 Carpenter edited the 1981 The Letters of J R R Tolkien assisted by Christopher Tolkien 3 The brief period after the war when Tolkien worked for the OED is detailed in the 2006 book The Ring of Words Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver Jeremy Marshall and Edmund Weiner 4 On Tolkien s writings editFurther information Literary reception of The Lord of the Rings Institutions edit A variety of institutions have developed to support Tolkien research These include The Tolkien Society and The Mythopoeic Society Tolkien archives are held in the Bodleian Library in Oxford 5 and Marquette University in Milwaukee Wisconsin 6 Publishers of scholarly books on Tolkien include Houghton Mifflin McFarland Press Mythopoeic Press Walking Tree Publishers Palgrave MacMillan and Kent State University Press 7 Journals edit Early publications on Tolkien s writing were essentially fanzines some such as Mythlore founded in 1969 developed into scholarly peer reviewed refereed technical publications among the reputable 7 journals is Mallorn 7 by the Tolkien Society Other specialised journals include Tolkien Studies 2004 and Journal of Tolkien Research 2014 There are several journals that focus on the literary society The Inklings of which Tolkien was a member especially Journal of Inklings Studies 2011 7 Conferences edit In 1992 the Tolkien Society and the Mythopoeic Society held a joint conference for the centenary of Tolkien s birth combining papers that were published in the conference proceedings 8 with a mixed programme of events over a period of eight days 17 24 August 1992 in Oxford The Mythopoeic Society has been holding conferences in the U S and once in Canada nearly annually since 1970 In recent years some conferences have been virtual 9 Omentielva is a European bi yearly conference on research into Tolkien s invented languages 10 Fields edit Further information Influences on J R R Tolkien and Themes of The Lord of the Rings A large literature examines Tolkien s Middle earth fantasy fiction from numerous points of view including medievalism its philological roots in languages such as Old Norse and Old English 11 its influences from literature of different periods its poetry its Christian symbolism feminism race sexuality and many other themes 12 13 These are overviewed in Blackwell s A Companion to J R R Tolkien 14 which effectively marked his acceptance into the English literary canon 15 Constructed languages edit Further information Languages constructed by J R R Tolkien Tolkien s constructed languages Quenya and Sindarin the main languages of Elves have inspired linguistic research Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar are published by the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship of the Mythopoeic Society a non profit organization The Vinyar Tengwar and Parma Eldalamberon material published at an increasing rate during the early 2000s is from the stock of linguistic material in the possession of the appointed team of editors some 3000 pages according to them consisting of photocopies sent them by Christopher Tolkien and notes taken in the Bodleian Library around 1992 An Internet mailing list dedicated to Tolkien s languages called tolklang has existed since November 1 1990 16 Bibliography editMajor introductory books edit Drout Michael D C ed 2013 2007 Tolkien Scholarship Institutions J R R Tolkien Encyclopedia Scholarship and Critical Assessment Routledge ISBN 978 0 415 86511 1 Flieger Verlyn Hostetter Carl F eds 2000 Tolkien s Legendarium Essays on The History of Middle earth Greenwood Press ISBN 978 0 313 30530 6 Hammond Wayne G Christina Scull 2005 The Lord of the Rings A Reader s Companion HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 720308 6 Hammond Wayne G Scull Christina 2006b The J R R Tolkien Companion and Guide Reader s Guide London HarperCollins ISBN 0 007 14918 2 Lee Stuart D ed 2020 2014 A Companion to J R R Tolkien Wiley Blackwell ISBN 978 1119656029 Olsen Corey 2012 Exploring J R R Tolkien s The Hobbit Boston Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN 978 0 547 73946 5 Pesch Helmut W 2003 Elbisch Grammatik Schrift und Worterbuch der Elben Sprache J R R Tolkiens in German Bergisch Gladbach Bastei Lubbe ISBN 3 404 20476 X Shippey Tom 1982 The Road to Middle earth George Allen and Unwin ISBN 978 0 04 809018 8 Revised and expanded 1992 2005 Solopova Elizabeth 2009 Languages Myths and History An Introduction to the Linguistic and Literary Background of J R R Tolkien s Fiction New York City North Landing Books ISBN 978 0 9816607 1 4 Journals edit Current Tolkien Studies ISSN 1547 3155 West Virginia University Press 17 Mythlore ISSN 0146 9339 Mythopoeic Society 18 Journal of Tolkien Research ISSN 2471 934X Valparaiso University 19 Mallorn ISSN 0308 6674 The Tolkien Society 7 20 21 Vinyar Tengwar ISSN 1054 7606 Elvish Linguistic Fellowship 22 Transitory Fastitocalon Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern Immortals and the Undead briefly existed in the 2010s 23 24 References edit Tolkien Bibliography 1977 Humphrey Carpenter J R R Tolkien a biography The Tolkien Library Retrieved 1 November 2016 Garth John 2003 Tolkien and the Great War the threshold of Middle earth London HarperCollins ISBN 978 0 00 711953 0 OCLC 54047800 Carpenter Humphrey ed 2000 Letter 294 The Letters of J R R Tolkien Houghton Mifflin ISBN 978 0 618 05699 6 Gilliver Peter 2006 The Ring of Words Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 861069 4 Barella Cecilia 2013 2007 Tolkien Scholarship Institutions In Drout Michael D C ed J R R Tolkien Encyclopedia Scholarship and Critical Assessment Routledge pp 656 659 ISBN 978 0 415 86511 1 J R R Tolkien Collection Marquette University Libraries Marquette University Libraries 30 November 2020 Archived from the original on 2022 02 26 Retrieved 25 January 2021 a b c d e Croft Janet Brennan 2016 Bibliographic Resources for Literature Searches on J R R Tolkien Journal of Tolkien Research 3 1 Article 2 Proceedings of The J R R Tolkien Centenary Conference 1992 separate articles out of print single PDF with index GoodKnight Glen H Reynolds Patricia 15 October 1996 Editorial Mythlore 21 2 article 1 Omentielva Solopova 2009 Drout Michael D C ed 2006 The J R R Tolkien Encyclopedia Scholarship and Critical Assessment New York City Routledge pp xxix xxx ISBN 0 415 96942 5 Hammond amp Scull 2006b Lee 2020 Higgins Andrew 2015 A Companion to J R R Tolkien ed Stuart D Lee reviewed by Andrew Higgins Journal of Tolkien Research 2 1 Article 2 Bradfield Julian The Tolkien Language List Quettar org Retrieved 25 January 2021 Tolkien Studies at West Virginia University Press Mythlore Journal of Tolkien Research Mallorn At its issue 15 Tolkien Journal merged with Mythlore Vinyar Tengwar Petersen Vibeke Rutzou 2012 Review of Fastitocalon Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern Immortals and the Undead 1 2 2010 91 200 Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts 23 2 85 334 337 ISSN 0897 0521 JSTOR 24352949 Croft Janet Brennan 2010 Review of Fastitocalon Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern Immortals and the Undead Mythlore 29 1 2 111 112 188 192 ISSN 0146 9339 JSTOR 26815554 External links editThe home page of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship which publishes the journals Parma Eldalamberon Vinyar Tengwar and Tengwestie and sponsors the discussion list Lambengolmor discussion list launched 29 May 2002 archives at lambengolmor l Tolkien s Linguistic Writings and Drafts by Ryszard Derdzinski TolkienBooks net Chronological Book Index a comprehensive index of Tolkien Publications A List of Tolkien s Unpublished and Slightly Published Manuscripts by Lisa Star concentrates on linguistic materials Publications of the Tolkien Society UK Tolkien Studies at Signum University The Tolkien Professor website offering free materials from Corey Olsen s courses at Signum University Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tolkien research amp oldid 1221335349, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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