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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INDEX
A
A! Elbereth Gilthoniel!, 531, 532
AB language, 1ā2, 15ā16, 319ā320
Abbey of Clonfert, 584
Abercrombie, Lascelles, 351
Abolition of Man, The, 358
Abrams, Henry N., 559
Abridgment, in Jackson, P., films, 305
Absolution, 505
Abstract visions, 29ā30
Academy Awards, 309, 390
Accents, 336
Ace Books, unauthorized publications by, 14, 193ā194, 386, 391
Ackerman, Forrest J., 204, 391
Ackroyd, Peter, 366
Adam and Eve, 235
Adams, Richard, 365
Adaptations, of Lord of the Rings, 305ā306, 389ā390
Addiction, Gollum and, 247
Addisonās Walk, 136
Additions, 306
Adlerberth, Roland, 629
Admirations (Bergier), 219
Adorno, Theodor, 160, 454
Adult fantasy, 379
Adƻnaic, 342
āAdvent Lyricsā, 98ā99
āAdventures in Unnatural History and Medieval Metres,ā 3, 533
Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book, The (Tolkien, J.R.R.), 2ā3, 218, 287ā288, 496, 515ā517, 525
manuscript of, 403
āAdventures of Tom Bombadil, The,ā 651, 652, 670
Ae Adar Nin, 158
Aegnor, 212
Ćlfwine, 4ā5, 276
āĆlfwine and DĆrhaval,ā 485, 700
āĆlfwine of England,ā 123
Ćlfwine the Englishman, 4
Aeneas, 123, 695
Aragorn and, 346
Aeneid (Virgil), 123, 242, 346, 695
Africa, North, 588
After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien, 381
āAgainst a Sudden Stitchā charm, 92
Agard, John, 366
Agency, 453, 454
Ćgir, 474
Aglarond, 91
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Editorial Board
- Contributors
- Alphabetical List of Entries
- Thematic List of Entries
- Introduction
- Conventions and Abbreviations
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Index
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