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J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment [Hardcover]

Michael D.C. Drout (Editor)
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Publication Date: 27 Nov 2006 | ISBN-10: 0415969425 | ISBN-13: 978-0415969420 | Edition: 1

A detailed work of reference and scholarship, this one volume Encyclopedia includes discussions of all the fundamental issues in Tolkien scholarship written by the leading scholars in the field.

Coverage not only presents the most recent scholarship on J.R.R. Tolkien, but also introduces and explores the author and scholar's life and work within their historical and cultural contexts. Tolkien's fiction and his sources of influence are examined along with his artistic and academic achievements – including his translations of medieval texts – teaching posts, linguistic works, and the languages he created. The 550 alphabetically arranged entries fall within the following categories of topics:

  • adaptations
  • art and illustrations
  • characters in Tolkien's work
  • critical history and scholarship
  • influence of Tolkien
  • languages
  • biography
  • literary sources
  • literature
  • creatures and peoples of Middle-earth
  • objects in Tolkien's work
  • places in Tolkien's work
  • reception of Tolkien
  • medieval scholars
  • scholarship by Tolkien
  • medieval literature
  • stylistic elements
  • themes in Tolkien's works
  • theological/ philosophical concepts and philosophers
  • Tolkien's contemporary history and culture
  • works of literature

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'This is an excellent resource for serious scholars of English literature as well as those with a general interest in Tolkien.' - Reference Reviews

'The J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia presents the latest scholarship on Tolkien written by the leading scholars in the field..[it] is essential for students, teachers, scholars, as well as the general reader interested in J.R.R. Tolkien and his writings' Inklings - Jahrbuch 25

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Addition to the Critical Landscape 28 Nov 2006
By Jason Fisher - Published on Amazon.com
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First, in the interests of full disclosure, I should say that I, too, am a contributor to the Encyclopedia. Second, let me explain my rating. I'm inclined to give this impressive reference work five stars -- but cannot quite do so, for two reasons: 1) the price is quite high, indeed in my opinion it is probably higher than necessary, and 2) it isn't quite the book it could have been, had Mike Drout's original vision been realized. For example, it was supposed to include hundreds of illustrations as well as blind entries, etc. There's a whole drama behind the publication of the Encyclopedia ... but that being said, let me focus on the task at hand: offering a capsule review of the work.

It is quite an impressive and diverse collection of entries, by an equally impressive and diverse collection of scholars. I feel quite overwhelmed and honored to be represented among them. Luminaries like Tom Shippey, Verlyn Flieger, Douglas Anderson -- and too many others to begin to name -- give the Encyclopedia tremendous depth. Also, you'll find a wealth of the latest critical approaches and ideas represented here. Mike Drout has accomplished no less than a Herculean labor here -- and it has really paid off. There's definitely plenty to interest any serious Tolkien fan.

But why not make up your own mind? The Encyclopedia has a website, including Mike Drout's introduction (or a draft of it), a list of thematic entries, the full contributor roster -- and most importantly, perhaps, for potential purchasers, seven sample entries. [...]
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2.0 out of 5 stars A very disappointed work. 26 May 2010
By Arkastar - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
It gives an overabundance of websites as reference, which is never a good sign. Also, it gives a lots of credit to many obscure papers written by unknown young people in fanzines published in the 1970's and which no one can find in any Library. There are lots, and lots of errors, like: "Maiar, an order of semi divine spirits created to assist the Valar". The Maiar are nothing near to be semi- or half-, but are quite "fully divine". We are not in Tolkien's Secondary World in some Neo-Greek mythology. The Maiar were not created to serve, either. The Maiar writes Tolkien: "Maiar was applied to all the angelic spirits created by Eru before the making of Eä" (Words, Phrases and Passages, p. 163). These "angelic spirits" have free-will. This encyclopaedia has serious flaws: there is no entry Philology, a very bad article is to be found under "Comparative philology" under "Language, and theories of"; and nothing (or almost) is said about Guy Gavriel Kay, who helped Christopher Tolkien to edit "The Silmarillion".
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