Tolkien-Bibliography
Tolkien: Biography
Humphrey Carpenter. Tolkien. Rev. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Daniel Grotta-Kurska. J. R. R. Tolkien: Architect of Middle-earth. Philadelphia: Running
Press, 1976.
John Garth. Tolkien and the Great War: The Threshold of Middle-earth. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Michael White. J. R. R. Tolkien. Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books, 2002.
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Tolkien: Reference Works
Richard Blackwelder. A Tolkien Thesaurus. New York: Garland, 1990.
Colin Duriez. The J. R. R. Tolkien Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to his Life,
Writings and World of Middle‑earth. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992.
Robert Foster. The Complete Guide to Middle‑earth; From the Hobbit to the
Silmarillion. New York: Ballantine, 1978.
Greg Harvey. The Origins of Tolkiens Middle-earth for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley,
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Judith A. Johnson. J. R. R. Tolkien: Six Decades of Criticism. Westport, CT :
Greenwood, 1986. [An annotated bibliography]
Michael W. Perry. Untangling Tolkien: A Chronology and Commentary for The Lord of
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J. E. A. Tyler. The New Tolkien Companion. New York: St. Martin's, 1979.
Tolkien: Geography
Karen Wynn Fonstad. The Atlas of Middle-earth. Rev. ed. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin,
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Brian Sibley & John Howe. The Maps of Tolkiens Middle-earth. Mythopoeic Press,
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Tolkien: Languages
Jim Allen. An Introduction to Elvish. Rome, Somerset, Eng.: Brans Head, 1978.
Ruth S. Noel. The Languages of Middle-earth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1980.
David Salo. A Gateway to Sindarin. University of Utah Press, 2004.
[N.B. There are also a number of excellent websites on the languages & alphabets]
Tolkien: Criticism
Brian Bates. The Real Middle-earth: Exploring the Magic and Mystery of the Middle
Ages, J. R. R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
Bradley J. Birzer. J.R.R. Tolkiens Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth.
Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2002.
Jane Chance. The Lord of the Rings: The Mythology of Power. Rev. ed. Lexington:
University Press of Kentuky, 2001.
Jane Chance. Tolkiens Art: A Mythology for England. Rev. ed. Lexington: University
Press of Kentucky, 2001.
Katharyn W. Crabbe. J.R.R. Tolkien. Rev. & expanded ed. New York: Continuum, 1988.
Patrick Curry. Defending Middle-earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernity. New York: St.
Martins, 1997.
Verlyn Flieger. Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkiens Mythology. Kent State
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Verlyn Flieger. A Question of Time: J.R.R. Tolkiens Road to Faerie. Kent State
University Press, 1997.
Verlyn Flieger. Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkiens World. Rev. ed. Kent
State University Press, 2002.
Peter Gilliver, Jeremy Marshall, Edmund Weiner. The Ring of Words: Tolkien and the
Oxford English Dictionary. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Christopher Grabowski. Recovery and Transcendence for the Contemporary Mythmaker:
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William H. Green. The Hobbit: A Journey into Maturity. New York: Twayne, 1995.
Paul H. Kocher. Master of Middle‑earth: The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1972.
Peter Kreeft. The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind The Lord of the Rings.
Ignatius Press, 2005.
Stuart Lee & Elizabeth Solopova. The Keys of Middle-earth: Discovering Medieval
Literature through the Fiction of J. R. Tolkien. Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Alex Lewis & Elizabeth Currie. The Uncharted Realms of Tolkien: A Critical Study of
the Text, Context, and Subtext in the Works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Weston Rhyn, UK:
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Joseph Pearce. Tolkien: Man and Myth. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1998.
Deborah W. Rogers & Ivor A. Rogers. J. R. R. Tolkien. Boston: Twayne, 1980.
Brian Rosebury. Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon. New York: Macmillan, 2003.
Fleming Rutledge. The Battle for Middle-earth: Tolkiens Divine Design in the Lord of
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T. A. Shippey. The Road to Middle-earth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983.
T. A. Shippey. J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
Mary Eddy Smith. Tolkiens Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spiritual Themes of the
Lord of the Rings. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 2002.
Michael N. Stanton. Hobbits, Elves and Wizards: Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of
J.R.R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings. New York: Palgrave, 2001.
Ralph C. Wood. The Gospel According to Tolkien: Visions of the Kingdom in Middle-
earth. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.
Tolkien: Collections of Essays
Gregory Bassham & Eric Bronson (ed.) The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy: One
Book to Rule Them All. Chicago: Open Court, 2003.
K. J. Battarbee (ed.) Scholarship and Fantasy: Proceedings of the Tolkien Phenomenon
(May 1992 Turku, Finland) University of Turku, 1993.
Harold Bloom (ed.) Modern Critical Interpretations: J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings.
Philadelphia, PA: Chelsea House, 2000.
Peter Buchs & Thomas Honegger (eds.) News From the Shire and Beyond: Studies on
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Jane Chance (ed.) Tolkien and the Invention of Myth: A Reader. Lexington: University
Press of Kentucky, 2004.
Jane Chance (ed.) Tolkien the Medievalist. London: Routledge, 2003.
Jane Chance & Alfred K. Siewers (eds.) Tolkiens Modern Middle Ages. Palgrave
Macmillan, 2005.
George Clark & Daniel Timmons (eds.) J. R. R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances:
Views of Middle Earth. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2000.
Janet Brennan Croft (ed.) Tolkien on Film: Essays on Peter Jacksons the Lord of the
Rings. Mythopoeic Society, 2005.
Robert Eagleston (ed.) Reading The Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien's
Trilogy. Continuum, 2006.
Verlyn Flieger & Carl F. Hostetter (eds.) Tolkiens Legendarium: Essays on the History
of Middle-earth. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2000.
Robert Giddings (ed.) J. R. R. Tolkien: This Far Land. Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble,
1983.
Wayne Hammond & Christina Scull (eds.) Proceedings of the Conference on The Lord
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Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2005.
Thomas Honegger (ed.) Reconsidering Tolkien. Zurich, SZ: Walking Tree, 2005.
Thomas Honegger (ed.) Root and Branch: Approaches towards Understanding Tolkien.
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Thomas Honegger (ed.) Tolkien in Translation. Zurich, SZ: Walking Tree, 2003.
Thomas Honegger (ed.) Translating Tolkien: Text and Film. Zurich, SZ: Walking Tree,
2004.
Neil Isaacs & Rose Zimbardo (eds.) Understanding The Lord of the Rings: The Best of
Tolkien Criticism. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Neil Isaacs & Rose Zimbardo (eds.) Tolkien and the Critics. University of Notre Dame
Press, 1968.
Neil Isaacs & Rose Zimbardo (eds.) Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives. Lexington:
University Press of Kentucky, 1981.
Jared Lobdell (ed.) A Tolkien Compass. 2nd ed. Chicago: Open Court, 2003.
Joseph Pearce (ed.) Tolkien: A Celebration. Collected Writings on a Literary Legacy. San
Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1999.
Mary Salu & Robert Farrell (eds.) J. R. R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in
Memoriam. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1979.
Tolkien: Periodicals
Tolkien Studies. 1- (2004- ). West Virginia University Press.
Tolkien: Motion Pictures
The Hobbit [TV ; Animated] (1977) Directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin. Screenplay
by Romeo Muller (77 min.)
The Lord of the Rings [Animated] (1978) Directed by Ralph Bakshi. Screenplay by Chris
Conkling & Peter S. Beagle (133 min.)
The Return of the King [TV / Animated] (1980) Directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin.
Screenplay by Romeo Muller (98 min.)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 ; 178/208 min.).The Two
Towers (2002 ; 179/223 min.).The Return of the King (2003 ; 201/251 min.).
Directed by Peter Jackson. Screenplay by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens,
Stephen Sinclair.