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Book SynopsisThis book, a moving and thoughtful tribute, offers fourteen essays dedicated to the both the scholarly work and fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Trade ReviewThis handsome volume is not only in memory of a distinguished scholar and storyteller but in honor of him, also, and merits a prominent place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in medieval studies or in Tolkien's fiction—if indeed his readership can be so nearly divided into two groups.
* Christianity and Literature *
"This is a book to read and savor many times. Tolkien emerges as a Christian; a learned linguist of Old Celtic, Old Welsh, Old Norse, Old French, Greek, Latin, et al; an artist and storyteller; a humanitarian and family man; and 'the best and worst talker in Oxford—worst for the rapidity and indistinctness of his speech, and best for the penetration, learning, humor, and "race" of what he said.'"—Birmingham News
Table of ContentsPrefacePart OneProfessor J. R. R. Tolkien: Obituary from The Times, London, 3 September 1973Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford, 5 June 1959
by J. R. R. Tolkien1. The Man and the Scholar
by S. T. R. O. d'ArdennePart Two2. Beowulf Lines 3074–3075
by A. J. Bliss3. Layamon's English Sources
by P. J. Frankis4. God, Death, and Loyalty in The Battle of Maldon
by Fred C. Robinson5. Geoweorpa: "Once Held in High Esteem"
by E. G. Stanley6. Narrative Insight in Laxdœla Saga
by Ursula Dronke7. Nosce te ipsum: Some Medieval Interpretations
by J. A. W. Bennett8. Chaucer's Man of Law and His Tale: The Eccentric Design
by Robert T. Farrell9. Chaucer and "Pite"
by Douglas Gray10. Make Believe: Chaucer's Rationale of Storytelling in The House of Fame
by Geoffrey T. Shepherd11. Moral Chaucer and Kindly Gower
by Rosemary WoolfPart Three12. The Lord of the Rings as Romance
by Derek S. Brewer13. The Gospel of Middle-Earth according to J. R. R. Tolkien
by William Dowie14. Creation from Philology in The Lord of the Rings
by T. A. ShippeyHandlist of the Published Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
by Humphrey CarpenterIndex
