Tolkien research
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 These encompass The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, along with his legendarium that remained unpublished until after his death, and his constructed languages, especially the Elvish languages Quenya and Sindarin.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
Biographies of Tolkien have been written by
On Tolkien's writings
Institutions
A variety of institutions have developed to support Tolkien research. These include
Journals
Early publications on Tolkien's writing were essentially fanzines; some, such as
Conferences
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
A large literature examines Tolkien's
Constructed languages
Tolkien's constructed languages,
Bibliography
Major introductory books
- ISBN 978-0-415-86511-1.
- ISBN 978-0-313-30530-6.
- ISBN 978-0-00-720308-6.
- ISBN 0-007-14918-2.
- ISBN 978-1119656029.
- ISBN 978-0-547-73946-5.
- ISBN 3-404-20476-X.
- ISBN 978-0-04-809018-8. (Revised and expanded 1992, 2005)
- ISBN 978-0-9816607-1-4.
Journals
- Current
- Journal of Tolkien Research (
- Transitory
- Fastitocalon: Studies in Fantasticism Ancient to Modern: Immortals and the Undead briefly existed in the 2010s.[23][24]
References
- ^ "Tolkien Bibliography: 1977 - Humphrey Carpenter - J.R.R. Tolkien: a biography". The Tolkien Library. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- OCLC 54047800.
- ISBN 978-0-618-05699-6.
- ISBN 978-0-19-861069-4.
- 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.
- 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.
- ISBN 0-415-96942-5.
- ^ Hammond & 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
- JSTOR 24352949.
- JSTOR 26815554.
External links
- 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
- 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