Add to ORKGDiscusses Tolkien’s particular retelling in The Lord of the Rings of three basic mythic elements: the quest, its outcome, and the kinds of characters needed to achieve it
With a Jungian slant, groups Tolkien’s heroes from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion into s...
Examines a number of concepts in Tolkien’s works—fall and redemption, good and evil, transcendence a...
Reviews the history of Tolkien language studies in The Tolkien Journal and Mythlore
Explores the complex layering of history and legend that convey Tolkien’s themes across a wide array...
Examines The Lord of the Rings as a reflection of its historical and social context and seeks Tolkie...
Rags of Lordship: Tolkien, Lewis, and the Meaning of Myth - John Stanifer The most casual reader of...
Examines Tolkien’s desire to create “a mythology for England,” particularly as distinct from Britain...
Lists the dreams in The Lord of the Rings and speculates on their nature, origin, and purpose. Consi...
Suggests that Tolkien’s legendarium is in some ways modeled on the Arthurian story and that he had t...
An overview of Tolkien’s achievements in both fiction and scholarship, and an account of their work ...
An attempt to explain the characters of the roles played by, and the major reasons for the creation ...
Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration”...
Compares Tolkien’s and Campbell’s “thinking about myth.” Identifies three themes they share and trac...
An attempt to explain the characters of the roles played by, and the major reasons for the creation ...
Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings...
With a Jungian slant, groups Tolkien’s heroes from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion into s...
Examines a number of concepts in Tolkien’s works—fall and redemption, good and evil, transcendence a...
Reviews the history of Tolkien language studies in The Tolkien Journal and Mythlore
Explores the complex layering of history and legend that convey Tolkien’s themes across a wide array...
Examines The Lord of the Rings as a reflection of its historical and social context and seeks Tolkie...
Rags of Lordship: Tolkien, Lewis, and the Meaning of Myth - John Stanifer The most casual reader of...
Examines Tolkien’s desire to create “a mythology for England,” particularly as distinct from Britain...
Lists the dreams in The Lord of the Rings and speculates on their nature, origin, and purpose. Consi...
Suggests that Tolkien’s legendarium is in some ways modeled on the Arthurian story and that he had t...
An overview of Tolkien’s achievements in both fiction and scholarship, and an account of their work ...
An attempt to explain the characters of the roles played by, and the major reasons for the creation ...
Goes beyond Carpenter’s well-known reference to Cynewulf’s Christ as Tolkien’s “primary inspiration”...
Compares Tolkien’s and Campbell’s “thinking about myth.” Identifies three themes they share and trac...
An attempt to explain the characters of the roles played by, and the major reasons for the creation ...
Examines how Tolkien’s rings of power “evolved until they bear little resemblance to the magic rings...
With a Jungian slant, groups Tolkien’s heroes from The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion into s...
Examines a number of concepts in Tolkien’s works—fall and redemption, good and evil, transcendence a...
Reviews the history of Tolkien language studies in The Tolkien Journal and Mythlore