{"product_id":"j-r-r-tolkien-scholar-and-storyteller-essays-in-memoriam-paperback-softback-9780801478871","title":"J. R. R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller; Essays in Memoriam (Paperback \/ softback) 9780801478871","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eJ. R. R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEssays in Memoriam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMary Salu (Edited by), Robert T. Farrell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801478871\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 April 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 1 halftones - 1 Halftones, black and white - 100 Illustrations, color\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e (Christianity and Literature) \u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving and thoughtful tribute, this book, originally published in 1979, offers fourteen essays dedicated to the memory of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973). \u003c\/b\u003eThe contributors, a distinguished group of his friends, colleagues, and former students, address a wide and diverse range of subjects. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first part of the book contains material on Tolkien the man and the scholar. It includes his obituary notices from The Times of London and his valedictory address at Oxford in which he points out, eloquently and purposefully, the artificiality of the split between language and literary study. The second part consists of critical essays representing Tolkien's major scholarly interests—Old Norse, Old English, and Middle English literatures. The last part includes three pieces on Tolkien's popular writings, particularly The Lord of the Rings, and a bibliography of his published writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003eProfessor J. R. R. Tolkien: Obituary from \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London, 3 September 1973Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford, 5 June 1959\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby J. R. R. Tolkien\u003c\/i\u003e1. The Man and the Scholar\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby S. T. R. O. d'Ardenne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eBeowulf\u003c\/i\u003e Lines 3074–3075\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby A. J. Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e3. Layamon's English Sources\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby P. J. Frankis\u003c\/i\u003e4. God, Death, and Loyalty in \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Maldon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Fred C. Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eGeoweorpa\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Once Held in High Esteem\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby E. G. Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e6. Narrative Insight in \u003ci\u003eLaxdœla Saga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Ursula Dronke\u003c\/i\u003e7. \u003ci\u003eNosce te ipsum\u003c\/i\u003e: Some Medieval Interpretations\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby J. A. W. Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e8. Chaucer's Man of Law and His Tale: The Eccentric Design\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Robert T. Farrell\u003c\/i\u003e9. Chaucer and \"Pite\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Douglas Gray\u003c\/i\u003e10. Make Believe: Chaucer's Rationale of Storytelling in \u003ci\u003eThe House of Fame\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Geoffrey T. Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e11. Moral Chaucer and Kindly Gower\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Rosemary Woolf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e12. \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e as Romance\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Derek S. Brewer\u003c\/i\u003e13. The Gospel of Middle-Earth according to J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby William Dowie\u003c\/i\u003e14. Creation from Philology in \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby T. A. Shippey\u003c\/i\u003eHandlist of the Published Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Humphrey Carpenter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523092246808,"sku":"9780801478871","price":19.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/j-r-r-tolkien-scholar-and-storyteller-essays-in-memoriam-paperback-softback-9780801478871","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}