Reviews
"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, ""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", "This 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 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, This 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.
Table of Content
Preface Part One Professor 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. Tolkien 1. The Man and the Scholar by S. T. R. O. d'Ardenne Part Two 2. Beowulf Lines 3074?3075 by A. J. Bliss 3. Layamon's English Sources by P. J. Frankis 4. God, Death, and Loyalty in The Battle of Maldon by Fred C. Robinson 5. Geoweorpa : "Once Held in High Esteem" by E. G. Stanley 6. Narrative Insight in Laxd?la Saga by Ursula Dronke 7. Nosce te ipsum : Some Medieval Interpretations by J. A. W. Bennett 8. Chaucer's Man of Law and His Tale: The Eccentric Design by Robert T. Farrell 9. Chaucer and "Pite" by Douglas Gray 10. Make Believe: Chaucer's Rationale of Storytelling in The House of Fame by Geoffrey T. Shepherd 11. Moral Chaucer and Kindly Gower by Rosemary Woolf Part Three 12. The Lord of the Rings as Romance by Derek S. Brewer 13. The Gospel of Middle-Earth according to J. R. R. Tolkien by William Dowie 14. Creation from Philology in The Lord of the Rings by T. A. Shippey Handlist of the Published Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter Index, Preface Part One Professor 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. Tolkien 1. The Man and the Scholar by S. T. R. O. d'Ardenne Part Two 2. Beowulf Lines 3074-3075 by A. J. Bliss 3. Layamon's English Sources by P. J. Frankis 4. God, Death, and Loyalty in The Battle of Maldon by Fred C. Robinson 5. Geoweorpa : "Once Held in High Esteem" by E. G. Stanley 6. Narrative Insight in Laxdoela Saga by Ursula Dronke 7. Nosce te ipsum : Some Medieval Interpretations by J. A. W. Bennett 8. Chaucer's Man of Law and His Tale: The Eccentric Design by Robert T. Farrell 9. Chaucer and "Pite" by Douglas Gray 10. Make Believe: Chaucer's Rationale of Storytelling in The House of Fame by Geoffrey T. Shepherd 11. Moral Chaucer and Kindly Gower by Rosemary Woolf Part Three 12. The Lord of the Rings as Romance by Derek S. Brewer 13. The Gospel of Middle-Earth according to J. R. R. Tolkien by William Dowie 14. Creation from Philology in The Lord of the Rings by T. A. Shippey Handlist of the Published Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter Index
