Suggests Browning’s poem as a source for Frodo’s quest in The Lord of the Rings. Sees echoes of the former in both the main plot and many details of The Lord of the Rings
Reproduces a letter from Tolkien to Dr. Herbert Schiro (later included in Letters, but at this time ...
Examines legends and lore of famous swords in medieval Germanic, Norse, Celtic and English literatur...
The goal of this research project was to analyze literature to understand the time period the piece ...
Lists the dreams in The Lord of the Rings and speculates on their nature, origin, and purpose. Consi...
Explores the complex layering of history and legend that convey Tolkien’s themes across a wide array...
Discusses Tolkien’s particular retelling in The Lord of the Rings of three basic mythic elements: th...
Suggests that Tolkien’s legendarium is in some ways modeled on the Arthurian story and that he had t...
Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings...
An author who encountered Tolkien at Oxford recounts a series of personal and literary responses aft...
Applies folk-tale analysis tools to the climactic Mount Doom scene of The Lord of the Rings, finding...
Investigates the oft-maligned Tom Bombadil chapters of The Lord of the Rings, revealing their centra...
Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration”...
Traces Gollum’s story through The Lord of the Rings. Notes that Gollum tended to evil before possess...
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern myth...
Analyses The Lord of the Rings and shows that this work can be seen in the light of the Quest of the...
Reproduces a letter from Tolkien to Dr. Herbert Schiro (later included in Letters, but at this time ...
Examines legends and lore of famous swords in medieval Germanic, Norse, Celtic and English literatur...
The goal of this research project was to analyze literature to understand the time period the piece ...
Lists the dreams in The Lord of the Rings and speculates on their nature, origin, and purpose. Consi...
Explores the complex layering of history and legend that convey Tolkien’s themes across a wide array...
Discusses Tolkien’s particular retelling in The Lord of the Rings of three basic mythic elements: th...
Suggests that Tolkien’s legendarium is in some ways modeled on the Arthurian story and that he had t...
Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings...
An author who encountered Tolkien at Oxford recounts a series of personal and literary responses aft...
Applies folk-tale analysis tools to the climactic Mount Doom scene of The Lord of the Rings, finding...
Investigates the oft-maligned Tom Bombadil chapters of The Lord of the Rings, revealing their centra...
Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration”...
Traces Gollum’s story through The Lord of the Rings. Notes that Gollum tended to evil before possess...
Asserts that, far from abandoning his early grounding in the classics upon discovering Northern myth...
Analyses The Lord of the Rings and shows that this work can be seen in the light of the Quest of the...
Reproduces a letter from Tolkien to Dr. Herbert Schiro (later included in Letters, but at this time ...
Examines legends and lore of famous swords in medieval Germanic, Norse, Celtic and English literatur...
The goal of this research project was to analyze literature to understand the time period the piece ...