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Critical Insights: Tolkien, J. R. R.

Table of Contents

About this Volume, Joseph Michael Sommers




The Phenomenon of J.R.R. Tolkien: A World-builder Whose Worlds Grew Beyond His Creation, Joseph Michael Sommers




Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien, Tamara Sipes




Critical Contexts



Uncovering the Musical Tapestries in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Janice Dickensheets


The Fear of Subtlety and Other Failings Amidst Fan Response to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Chelsea Rogers


Knights, Outlaws, and Wizards: Tolkien’s Medieval Inspirations, Ann M. Martinez


The Great River and the Great War: Entering the Trenches of World War I in The Fellowship of the Ring, Kristin Bovaird-Abbo


Critical Readings



There and Back Again, and Again: Tolkien’s Middle-earth on Screen, Doina Ciochina


Returning to the Scene of Victory: The Revelation at the Heart of The Lord of the Rings, Megan N. Fontenot


From Mythopoeia to Middle-earth: The Roots of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium, Farid Mohammadi


Food: Hospitality and Comfort in The Hobbit, Liam Mackenzie


In and Out of Faërie: England and the Perilous Realm in Farmer Giles of Ham and Smith of Wootton Major, Michael Moir


Enchanted Beginnings and Adult Realities: Tolkien’s Exploration of Imagination and Growth in Letters from Father Christmas and The Hobbit, Doina Ciochina


Fellowship of the Imagination: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Owen Barfield in the Inklings Circle, Farid Mohammadi


Suppose One Does Simply Walk into Mordor: Experiencing Power in Middle-earth Video Games, Kyle Eveleth


Resources



Chronology of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Life


Works by J.R.R. Tolkien


Bibliography


About the Editor


Contributors