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{PDF EPUB} the JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide by Christina Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide by Christina Scull The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide by Christina Scull. The Mythopoeic Society discusses myth, fantasy and imaginative literature in discussion groups across the U.S. and on the internet, in newsletters and scholarly books and journals, and at its annual Mythopoeic Conference. Inspired by the scholarly discussions and writings of the 1930s Oxford University group The Inklings (including C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams), the Society began in California in 1967. Every year they give away Literary & Scholarship Awards. The most interesting award for Tolkien fans is The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies . It is given to books on J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and/or Charles Williams that make significant contributions to Inklings scholarship. Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide. The most impressive book on Tolkien that has been published in 2006 is for sure the two volume book set called the J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide by Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond. It has now been awarded by the Mythopoeic Society! Congratulations! It was well deserved! Christina Scull is the former librarian of Sir John Soane’s Museum, London. She is the author of "The Soane Hogarths" (1991), edits the journal "The Tolkien Collector", and frequently writes and speaks about Tolkien. Wayne G. Hammond is a librarian at the Chapin Library of Rare Books at Williams College, Massachusetts. He is the author of "The Graphic Artof C.B. Falls" (1892), "J.R.R. Tolkien:A Descriptive Bibliography" (1993), and regular notes on Tolkien in the journal "Mythlore". Next to this we know them from other important books like J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator, Roverandom, Farmer Giles of Ham 50th anniversary edition, the new expanded index of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder, and the masterpiece Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion. The Companion and Guide is meant to be a basic reference book for the study and appreciation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Not a replacement for other books, but perhaps a source that one might look at first of all. The first of its two volumes is an extensive chronology of Tolkien’s life and works, together with family trees, and checklists of Tolkien’s published writings and art, his poems, and translations of his works. The Chronology at times provides almost a day-by-day account, ‘a picture of an extraordinarily busy man’, as we say in our preface, ‘Tolkien the scholar, Tolkien the teacher and administrator, Tolkien the husband and father, Tolkien the creator of Middle-earth’. The second volume is a long encyclopedia with articles on Tolkien’s writings, on people, places, and institutions important in his life, on the academic world of Leeds and Oxford, and on themes and ideas in his works such as allegory, free will and fate, the environment, women, war. Each volume shares a list of works consulted and a comprehensive index. UK EDITIONS US EDITIONS. The other winners this year are: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature: No stranger to the realms of myth and magic, World Fantasy Award-winning author Patricia A. McKillip presents her first contemporary fantasy in many years-a tale of the tangled lives mere mortals lead, when they turn their eyes from the beauty and mystery that lie just outside of the everyday. When bookstore owner Sylvia Lynn returns to her childhood home in upstate New York, she meets the Fiber Guild-a group of local women who meet to knit, embroider, and sew-and learns why her grandmother watches her so closely. A primitive power exists in the forest, a force the Fiber Guild seeks to bind in its stitches and weavings. And Sylvia is no stranger to the woods. Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature: It starts when Cal gets off the train at the wrong stop in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. He’s stranded. Following a muddy path leads him to a castle that appears to be deserted. But inside is Corbenic, a magnificent hotel filled with rich people preparing for a banquet—and Cal is their guest of honor. During the meal, he experiences a disturbing vision, but when he is asked to talk about what he has seen, he denies it. What if he’s becoming crazy, like his mother? When Cal wakes the next morning, the elegant castle turns out to be nothing more than an abandoned ruin.… Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies: The story of the Grail, usually identified as some kind of mystical vessel, has gripped the imaginations of millions since it first appeared in several medieval romances. Of these, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Middle High German Parzival (c. 1210) is generally recognized as the most complex and beautiful. Offering an entirely original reading of Wolfram's famous text, this engrossing and accessible book appeals not only to scholars and students of medieval literature but to anyone who is drawn to the lasting mystery of the Holy Grail. Enjoyed this post? Click to get future articles delivered by email or get the RSS feed. The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, Volume 1: Chronology. Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his . Read More. Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I -- even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." The Chronology details the parallel evolutions of Tolkien's works and his academic and personal life in minute detail. Spanning the entirety of his long life including nearly sixty years of active labor on his Middle-earth creations, and drawing on such contemporary sources as school records, war service files, biographies, correspondence, the letters of his close friend C. S. Lewis, and the diaries of W. H. Lewis, this book will be an invaluable resource for those who wish to gain a complete understanding of Tolkien's status as a giant of twentieth-century literature. Read Less. All Copies ( 2 ) Hardcover ( 2 ) Book Details Seller Sort. 2006, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Waterfoot, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM. Edition: 2006, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Hardcover, Good Details: ISBN: 0618391029 ISBN-13: 9780618391028 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Published: 2006 Alibris ID: 16671977175 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,66. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. Seller's Description: A few small marks to page edges Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. ► Contact This Seller. 2006, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Waterfoot, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM. Edition: 2006, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Hardcover, Very Good Details: ISBN: 0618391029 ISBN-13: 9780618391028 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Published: 2006 Alibris ID: 16697776183 Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: €3,66. Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination. The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide. The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide is a reference guide to the life of J.R.R. Tolkien. Compiled by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, it is composed of two tomes: The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Reader's Guide The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology. A second edition was announced in 2016, corrected and enlarged, which was published in 2017 in three volumes. [1] [edit] From the publisher. Designed to be the essential reference works for all readers and students, these volumes present the most thorough analysis possible of Tolkien's work within the important context of his life. The Reader's Guide includes brief but comprehensive alphabetical entries on a wide range of topics, including a who's who of important persons, a guide to places and institutions, details concerning Tolkien's source material, information about the political and social upheavals through which the author lived, the importance of his social circle, his service as an infantryman in World War I — even information on the critical reaction to his work and the "Tolkien cult." List of Topics in The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide Revised and Enlarged Edition (2017) Vols. 2 & 3: Reader’s Guide. A Abercrombie, Lascelles Ace Books controversy Acocks Green (Warwickshire) Acta Senatus Adaptations The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (poem) The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book Ae Adar Nín Ainulindalë Akallabêth: The Downfall of Númenor Alcar mi Tarmenel na Erun Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner’s Wife Aldershot (Hampshire) Allegory The ‘Alphabet of Dairon’ Aman Ambarkanta: The Shape of the World ‘The Ambidexters Sentence’ Ancrene Riwle Ancrene Wisse and Hali Meiðhad Annals of Beleriand Annals of Valinor Appearance An Application for the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon .
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