John D. Rateliff
John D. Rateliff (born 9 December 1958
Early life
John D. Rateliff was raised in
Career
Rateliff has helped organize several major conferences on Tolkien.[8] He contributed essays to Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth (2000) and to a volume marking the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, and edited The History of The Hobbit, containing drafts of Tolkien's The Hobbit with extensive commentary.[8] Having written his dissertation on Lord Dunsany, Rateliff likes to describe his degree as "a Ph.D in fantasy."[8]
He worked for the game companies
Rateliff was the co-editor of the third edition D&D
Publications
Children's books
- Egypt (Children of the World) (with Valerie Weber and Julie Brown; Gareth Stevens Publishing) (1992)
Roleplaying
- Player's Survival Kit/Book, Adventurer's Log, and Cards Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition (1995)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons(1999)
- Reverse Dungeon Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
- Hero Builder's Guidebook Dungeons & Dragons (co-author) (2000)
- The Standing Stone: An Adventure for 7th-Level Characters Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (2001)
- The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game Decipher (co-author) (2002)
- EverQuest Player's Handbook (2002)
- Fushigi Yûgi: Ultimate Fan Guide #1 (2002)
Studies of works by the Inklings
- "Early Versions of Farmer Giles of Ham" in Leaves from the Tree: J. R. R. Tolkien's Shorter Fiction, The Tolkien Society (1991)
- "Rhetorical Strategies in Charles William's Prose Play" in The Rhetoric of Vision: Essays on Charles Williams edited by Charles A. Huttar and Peter J. Schakel (1996)
- "'The Lost Road', 'The Dark Tower', and 'The Notion Club Papers': Tolkien and Lewis's Time Travel Triad" in Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The History of Middle-earth edited by Verlyn Flieger and Carl F. Hostetter (2000)
- The History of The Hobbit (2007)[11]
References
- ^ Rateliff, John D. (1990). "'Beyond the fields we know': the short stories of Lord Dunsany". PhD thesis, Marquette University: 5 (Biographical Information).
- ^ McManus, Kelly (November 24, 2007). "Getting to the Bottom of the Hobbit's Tale". The Globe and Mail. p. D25.
- ^ a b Rateliff, John D. "John D. Rateliff's Bio in Brief". Sacnoth's Scriptorium. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ Gillespie, Mike (July 29, 2007). "Hot Type: The History of The Hobbit by John D. Rateliff". Ottawa Citizen. p. C3.
- S2CID 170130503.
- ^ "Rings treasures in US library". The Evening Post. January 26, 2002. p. 9.
- ^ Antlfinger, Carrie (January 27, 2002). "Marquette University Has Tolkien Collection: The University Bought Manuscripts from the British Author". Wisconsin State Journal. p. C6.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-932442-96-0.
- ^ "Books by John Rateliff". Alibris.
- ^ "John D. Rateliff". Pen & Paper. Archived from the original on 4 October 2007.
- ^ Owchar, Nick (30 December 2007). "Middle-earth evolution". Los Angeles Times. p. R9.
External links
- Official Website
- "Interview with John Rateliff". Archived from the original on December 23, 2008.
- "A Talk With John D. Rateliff". Archived from the original on February 10, 2009.
- Tolkien Gateway Interview of John D. Rateliff
- Audio interview with John D. Rateliff. National Review.
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