Tolkien in the new century : essays in honor of Tom Shippey / edited by John Wm. Houghton, Janet Brennan Croft, Nancy Martsch, John D. Rateliff and Robin Anne Reid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shippey, T. A., honouree.

Houghton, John William, editor.

Croft, Janet Brennan, editor.

Martsch, Nancy, 1945- editor.

Rateliff, John D., editor.

Reid, Robin Anne, 1955- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973--Criticism and interpretation.

Tolkien, J. R. R.

Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

vii, 260 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"In this collection, former students and colleagues honor Thomas Alan Shippey with 15 essays that reflect their mentor's research interests, methods of literary criticism and attention to Tolkien's shorter works. Also included are brief memoirs by Shippey's colleagues and friends in academia and fandom, and a bibliography of Shippey's work"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I Memoirs

Counseling the Scippigœd: How T.A. Shippey Taught Us to Read / John R. Holmes Holmes, John R. 11

Shippey: The Philologist and the Critics / David Bratman Bratman, David 14

Tom Shippey, and a Few New Leaves on Some Old Roots and Branches / E.L. Risden Risden, E.L. 16

A Talk by Tom Shippey / Todd Jensen Jensen, Todd 20

Tom Shippey and the Tolkien Society / Jessica Yates Yates, Jessica 22

Shippey Amongst the Mercians / John Wm. Houghton Houghton, John Wm. 25

II Answering Questions

The "Lady with the Simple Gown and White Arms" or Possible Influences of 19th and Early 20th Century Book illustrations on Tolkien's Work / Nancy Martsch Martsch, Nancy 29

Places Where the Stars Are Strange: Fantasy and. Utopia in Tolkien's Middle-earth / Robert T. Tally, Jr. Tally, Robert T., Jr. 41

Middle-earth and the Waste Land: Greenwood, Apocalypse, and Post-War Resolution / E.L. Risden Risden, E.L. 57

The Jewels, the Stone, the Ring, and the Making of Meaning / Verlyn Flieger Flieger, Verlyn 65

Tolkien and Apposition / Leslie Stratyner Stratyner, Leslie 78

III "Philological Inquiries"

Keeping Counsel: Advice in Tolkien's Fiction / John R. Holmes Holmes, John R. 87

Tolkien's Wraiths, Rings and Dragons: An Exercise in Literary Linguistics / Jason Fisher Fisher, Jason 97

"He chanted a song of wizardry": Words with Power in Middle-earth / B.S.W. Barootes Barootes, B.S.W. 115

IV "The True Tradition"

Inside Literature: Tolkien's Explorations of Medieval Genres / John D. Rateliff Rateliff, John D. 133

"Poor Sméagol": Gollum as Exile in The Lord of the Rings / Yvette Kisor Kisor, Yvette 153

The Presence of the Past in The Lord of the Rings / John B. Marino Marino, John B. 169

Night-wolves, Half-trolls and the Dead Who Won't Stay Down / Marjorie Burns Burns, Marjorie 182

V Perspectives from Outside the Cycle

Vainämöinen in Middle-earth: The Pervasive Presence of the Kalevala in the Bombadil Chapters of The Lord of the Rings / David L. Dettman Dettman, David L. 197

"Lack of Counsel Not of Courage": J.R.R. Tolkien's Critique of the Heroic Ethos in The Children of Hurin / Richard C. West West, Richard C. 216

"Alone Between the Dark and Light": "The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun" and Lessons from the Later Legendarium / Kristine Larsen Larsen, Kristine 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786474387

0786474386

OCLC:

862101997