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Richard Crawshaw (ed.), Tolkien, A Mythology for England?

Proceedings 13th Tolkien Society Seminar

Contains:

"The Romans in Middle-earth: Classical Precedents for Tolkien’s Early Conception of Mythology" by Alan Turner, "Monsters, Maldon and Holy Maidenhood: Tolkien’s Real Mythology for England" by Andrew Wells, "Reflections on Reflections on Fairy Stories" by Gwydion M. Williams, "England? Which England?: Concepts of Englishness 1892-1954" by David Doughan, "Some English Myth-Makers: Success and Failure Prior to Tolkien" by Christine Davidson and "Tolkien’s Mythology for England: The Shire as ‘Local Community’" by John Ellison. Stapled wrappers.

Richard Crawshaw (red.), Tolkien, the Sea and Scandinavia

Proceedings of the 11th Tolkien Society Seminar, 1996

Contains: "Seas and Shores: A Study of Cataclysms in Middle-earth", "The Sea-Bell. A Voyage of Exploration", "Searching for an Earthly Paradise. Some Common Images in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis", "The Great Wave and Other Dreams in The Lord of the Rings" and "Tolkien-on-sea. The View from the Shores of Middle-earth". Stapled wrappers.

Patrick Curry, Defending Middle-earth. HarperCollins, 1998

1st edition. Paperback. "Curry asks why a book that is so loved by readers continues to attract such critical hostility. In a spirited defence of Tolkien's mythological creation, this new study holds that far from being reactionary and 'escapist'".

Russell W. Dalton, Faith Journey through Fantasy Lands

A Christian Dialogue with Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings

Minneapolis, 2003. Christian themes and values in fantasy. Paperback.*

Cath Filmer-Davies, Towards a Good Death: The Fantasy Fiction of C.S. Lewis

Nimrod Publication, 1998. Stapled wrappers.

David Day, The World of Tolkien

Mythological Sources of The Lord of the Rings

New York, 2003. Overview of the sources used by Tolkien. Many colour and b&w illustrations. 1st printing. Hardback.*

Michael Devaux (ed.), Tolkien: les racines du légendaire. Cahier d'études tolkieniennes

Ad Solem, 2003

1st edition. Paperback. Essays and reviews in French.

Di Archer e.a., The Lord of the Rings. What the Bible say about themes of mission, power, wisdom and courage

Connect, 2002. Stapled wrappers.

Matthew Dickerson, Following Gandalf

Epic Battles of Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings

Grand Rapids, 2004. "At the center lie the issues of free will and moral choice, which are explored firmly but flexibly throughout Tolkien's universe." Paperback.*

Matthew Dickerson and Jonathan Evans, Ents, Elves, and Eriador

The Environmental Vision of JRR Tolkien

University Press of Kentucky, 2006. 1st edition. Hardback. "the importance of land itself in the works of Tolkien". With an afterword by Tom Shippey.*

Robert Eaglestone (ed.), Reading The Lord of the Rings

New Writings on Tolkien's Classic

London, 2005. Fifteen articles on Tolkien, divided in the sections "Context and Criticism", "Space, place and community", "Gender, sexuality and class", "Tolkien's Futures". 1st edition. Paperback.*

Robert Ellwood, Frodo's Quest

Living the Myth in The Lord of the Rings

Quest Books, 2002. A theosophical look at Tolkien. Illustrated by Bonnie Callahan and Anke Eissmann. Paperback.*

Verlyn Flieger, Splintered Light. Logos and Language in Tolkien's World. Revised Edition

Kent, 2002. Paperback. "presents a clear and moving picture of the dominant motifs in Tolkien's thought."

Verlyn Flieger, A Question of Time. J.R.R. Tolkien's Road to Faërie

Kent State University, 2002

Paperback. Picture of Tolkien on the cover. "Flieger’s investigation of time and dream in Tolkien’s fiction breaks new critical ground and includes intriguing excerpts from the manuscripts drafts of Tolkien’s seminal essay ‘On Fairy Stories’ and from his unpublished commentary on Smith of Wootton Major.".

Verlyn Flieger, Interrupted Music. The Making of Tolkien's Mythology

Kent State University Press, 2005

Flieger analyses the way Tolkien constructed his mythology, making comparissons with other created mytholgies from people like Spenser, Milton and Blake. 1st edition. Paperback. Cover by Ted Nasmith. *

Verlyn Flieger (ed.), Tolkien's Legendarium

Essays on The History of Middle-earth

Greenwood Press, 2000. 1st edition. Hardback (no dustjacket issued).

As a scholar of mediaeval languages and literature, J.R.R. Tolkien brought to his fiction an intense interest in myth and legend. When he died in 1973, he left behind a vast body of unpublished material related to his fictive mythology. Now edited and published as "The History of Middle-Earth" by his son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien, these 12 volumes provide a record of the growth of J.R.R. Tolkien's mythology from its beginnings in 1917 to the time of his death more than 50 years later. The material in these volumes offers an insight into Tolkien's process of myth-making and is a guide to the world of his literary works. An opening essay by Rayner Unwin, Tolkien's publisher for many years, surveys the publication history of the collection. The essays that follow, each written by an expert contributor, explore a wide range of topics related to "The History of Middle-Earth". Included are discussions of Tolkien's languages, the evolution of his vision over time, the shifting importance of central characters, and the effect of his mythology on "The Lord of the Rings". By exploring this mythological compendium, the volume sheds further light on the entire body of J.R.R.

Thomas Fornet-Ponse (ed.), Hither Shore. Band 1 (2004)

Interdisciplinary Journal of Modern Fantasy Literature

First issue of the Jahrbuch published by the Deutschen Tolkien Gesellschaft, with papers given at the DTG seminar in Cologne, Germany, in April 2004. "Tolkien Criticism - reloaded" by Marcel Bülles, "Verbotene Pfade nach Mittelerde?" - Oliver Bidlo, "Die interpretatio mediaevalia von Tolkiens Werk" - Thomas Honegger, "The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work. Tolkien zwischen christlicher Instrumentalisierung und theologischer Rezeption" - Thomas Fornet-Ponse, "It was always open to one to reject. Zur Möglichkeit philosophischer Interpretationen Tolkiens fiktionaler Werke am Beispiel der Willensfreiheit" - Frank Weinreich, "Verschiedene Interpretationen eines Textes als Grundlage von Übersetzungsstrategien"- Rainer Nagel, "Die Texte zum Soundtrack der Peter Jackson Filme"- Alexandra Velten, "Frodo's Reise im Licht dialektsichen Denkens und einer Ethik des Anderen" - Gregor Raddatz. Plus reviews. Most pieces in German. 1st edition. Paperback

Christopher Garbowski, Recovery and Transcedence for the Contemporary Mythmaker

The Spiritual Dimension in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien

Walking Tree, 2004. Paperback. Second Edition.

Henry Gee, The Science of Middle-earth

New York, 2004

A lighthearted look at Middle-earth by a scientist. 1st edition. Paperback.

Peter Gilliver a.o., The Ring of Words

Tolkien and the Oxford English Dictionary

OUP, 2006. Study into Tolkien's work on this dictionary. 1st edition. Hardback. Illustrated.*

Diana Glyer, The Company They Keep

C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as Writers in Community

Kent State University Press, 2007. 1st edition. Hardback. "an admirably balanced overview of the web of intellectual and literary interactions of the Inklings".

Karen Haber (ed.), Meditations on Middle-earth. New York, 2001

New Writings on the worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien

Well-known fantasy authors like Orson Scott Card, Ursula LeGuin, Raymond E. Feist and Terry Pratchett give their view on Tolkien. Illustrated in b&w by John Howe. 1st edition. Hardback.

Karen Haber (ed.), Meditations on Middle-earth. Londen, 2003

Well-known fantasy authors like Orson Scott Card, Ursula LeGuin, Raymond E. Feist and Terry Pratchett give their view on Tolkien. Illustrated in b&w by John Howe. 1st edition. Pocket.

Wayne Hammond & Christina Scull (ed.), The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004

Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder

Marquette, 2006. Proceedings of the conference held at Marquette University, October 2004. Papers by the "usual suspects", Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Marjorie Burns, Jane Chance, John Garth, John Rateliff, Michael Drout, Douglas Anderson, Mike Foster and others. 1st edition. Hardback (no dustjacket issued).

Trevor Hart (ed.), Tree of Tales

Tolkien, Literature and Theology

Baylor University Press, 2007. 1st edition. Paperback. Collection of seven essays: "Tolkien, St. Andrews, and Dragons", "The Fairy Story: Tolkien and Lewis", "Tolkien's Mythopoesis", "Tolkien, Creation and Creativity", "Tolkien and the Future of Literary Studies", "Tolkien and the Surrendering of Power", "Tolkien's Augustinian Understanding of Good and Evil."*

Dinah Hazell, The Plants of Middle-earth

Botany and Sub-creation

Kent State, 2006. 1st edition. Hardback. "is unique in using botany as the focal point for examining the complex network of elements that comprise Tolkien's creation". Illustrated with dozens of full-colour and b&w drawings of plants and trees.*

Rolland Hein, Christian Mythmakers: C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesteron and others

Cornerstone, 2002

Second edition with an extra chapter on Dante. Paperback. "Explores how they influenced and inspired one another, and identifies the symbols and emblems in their works."*

Philip W. Helms, Peace and Conflict Studies in Tolkien's Middle-earth

American Tolkien Society

Plastic cover. 1993. Three articles by Helms: "Tolkien and the Peace Movement", "Life, Death and Motherhood: Tolkien and Robert E. Howard", "Gentle Scouring of the Shire: Civilian-Based Defense Among the Hobbits".

Randal Helms, Tolkien's World

Myth, Magic and Meaning

HoughtonMifflin, 1974. 1st edition. Hardback. Antiquarian: very good condition (spine faded).*

Randal Helms, Tolkien's World

Myth, Magic and Meaning

Granada, 1976. 1st edition thus. Pocket. Antiquarian: very good condition.*

Margaret Hiley and Frank Weinreich (ed.), Tolkien's Shorter Works

Essays of the Jena Conference 2007

Tolkien’s Middle-earth and its legendarium have drawn extensive scholarly attention. But there is more to Tolkien than the history and legends of Middle-earth, and there has hitherto been a certain lack of academic criticism focused primarily on his shorter fictional works Farmer Giles of Ham, Smith of Wootton Major, Roverandom and his poetry. Although scholarly evaluations of these works exist, they often deal with the shorter texts more as an afterthought, as footnotes to the ‘major’ texts rather than as demanding attention in their own right. This dearth of studies suggests that it is time for a closer look at Tolkien’s 'Shorter Works'. The current volume collects the findings of a joint conference of Walking Tree Publishers and the German Tolkien Society at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany in 2007. Various interesting aspects, details and connections are unearthed which are likely to broaden not simply the understanding of Tolkien’s Shorter Works, but also of the author’s overall fictional work as well as the man and author J.R.R. Tolkien himself. *

Thomas Honegger (ed.), News from the Shire and Beyond - Studies on Tolkien

Second Edition

Walking Tree, 2004. Five articles on Tolkien and the Middle-earth: The Wizards cardgame. Paperback.

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Tolkien in Translation.

Walking Tree, 2003

Six essays: "A Theoretical Model for Tolkien Translation Criticism" by Allan Turner, "A Question of Style. On Translating The Silmarillion into Norwegian" by Nils Ivar Agoy, "Traduire Tolkien en France: On the Translation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works into French and their Reception in France", "Begging your pardon, Con el perdon de usted: Some Socio-Linguistic Features in The Lord of the Rings" by Sandra Bayona, "The Treatment of Names in Esperanto Translations of Tolkien’s Work" by Arden R. Smith and "Nine Russian Translations of The Lord of the Rings" by Mark T. Hooker. 1st edition. Paperback.

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Reconsidering Tolkien

Walking Tree Publication, 2005

Nine essays, mainly dealing with Tolkien as a linguist. "Reconsidering the Linguistics of Middle-earth: Invented Languages and Other Linguistic Features in The Lord of the Rings" - Marion Gymnich, "Tolkien as Philo-Logist" - Eduardo Segura en Guillermo Peris, "Tolkien Through the Eyes of a Mediaevalist" - Thomas Honegger, "Thoughts on The Lord of the Rings and History" - Paul E. Kerry, "The Knife, the Sting and the Tooth: Manifestation of Shadow in The Lord of the Rings" - Natasa Tucev, "Mythic Space in Tolkien's Work" - Jean-Christophe Dufau, "Language, Lore and Learning in The Lord of the Rings" - Dirk Vanderbeke, "The Lord of the Rings in the Wake of the Great War: War, Poetry, Modernism and Ironic Myth" - Martin Simonson, "'A Man, lean, dark, tall': Aragorn Seen Through Different Media" - Connie Veugen. 1st edition. Paperback.

Thomas Honegger and Frank Weinreich (ed.), Eine Grammatik der Ethik

Die Aktualität der moralischen Dimension in J.R.R. Tolkiens literarischem Werk

Edition Stein und Baum, 2005. Six articles in German on ethics, good-and-evil in Middle-earth. Thomas Honegger "Forschungsübersicht: Ein Überblick", Friedhelm Schneidewind and Frank Weinreich "Beispiele der Instrumentaliserung von Mittelerde", Friedhelm Schneidewind "Biologie, Abstammung and Moral", Thomas Honegger "Zur Phänomenologie von Gut und Böse", Andrew James Johnston "Ästhetische Strategien und ethische Vielfalt", Frank Weinreich "Ethos in Arda. Charakteristika der Ethik in Mittelerde". 1st edition. Paperback.*

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Translating Tolkien: Text and Film

Walking Tree, 2004. Twelve essay's on translating Tolkien's work and visions on the Jackson movies. 1st edition. Paperback

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Tolkien and Modernity 1

Walking Tree, 2006. 1st edition. Paperback. The current volume, being the first of two dedicated to ‘Tolkien and Modernity’, grew out of the wish to further the exploration of Tolkien as a ‘contemporary writer’, i.e. an author whose literary creations can be seen as a response to the challenges of the modern world. It comprises papers that focus on the following themes: Tolkien and the 20th century, feminist theory, time, creativity, and freedom. Although one could argue that most of these topics have been discussed since the beginning of literature, it is with the shaping events of the first half of the 20th century – the World Wars, Einstein’s theory of relativity, totalitarianism and the atomic bomb – that they gained a new and immediate relevance.
Nine articles.

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Tolkien and Modernity 2

Walking Tree, 2006. 1st edition. Paperback. The current volume, being the second of two dedicated to ‘Tolkien and Modernity’, grew out of the wish to further the exploration of Tolkien as a ‘contemporary writer’, i.e. an author whose literary creations can be seen as a response to the challenges of the modern world. It comprises papers that focus on the following themes: Tolkien and the 20th century, feminist theory, time, creativity, and freedom. Although one could argue that most of these topics have been discussed since the beginning of literature, it is with the shaping events of the first half of the 20th century – the World Wars, Einstein’s theory of relativity, totalitarianism and the atomic bomb – that they gained a new and immediate relevance.
Seven articles.

Thomas Honegger (ed.), Root and Branch: Approaches Towards Understanding Tolkien

Walking Tree, 1994. Contains: "The Monster, the Critics, and the Public: Literary Criticism after the Poll", "The Man in the Moon: Structural Depth in Tolkien", "Tolkien and His Critics: A Critique", "Re-enchanting Nature: Some Magic Links between Margaret Atwood and J.R.R. Tolkien" and "Love Song of the Dark Lord: Some Musings on the Reception of Tolkien in an Indian Context". Only 150 copies printed. 1st edition. Paperback.

Mark T. Hooker, A Tolkienian Mathomium

A Collection of Articles about JRR Tolkien and His Legendarium

Llyfrawr, 2006. Many articles -some published before- mainly on translations of Tolkien's work. 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated.*

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