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J. R. R. Tolkien, Scholar and Storyteller: Essays in Memoriam

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A moving and thoughtful tribute, this book offers fourteen essays dedicated to the memory of J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973). The contributors, a distinguished group of his friends, colleagues, and former students, address a wide and diverse range of subjects. The 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.

Author(s): Mary Salu, Robert T. Farrell (eds.)
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Year: 1979

Language: English
Pages: 328
City: Ithaca

Preface 7
PART ONE
Professor J. R. R. Tolkien / The Times, London, 3 September 1973 11
Valedictory Address to the University of Oxford, 5 June 1959 / J. R. R. Tolkien 16
The Man and the Scholar / S. T. R. O. d'Ardenne 33
PART TWO
"Beowulf" Lines 3074-3075 / A. J. Bliss 41
Laȝamon's English Sources / P. J. Frankis 64
God, Death, and Loyalty in "The Battle of Maldon" / Fred C. Robinson 76
"Geoweorþa": "Once Held in High Esteem" / E. G. Stanley 99
Narrative Insight in "Laxdœla Saga" / Ursula Dronke 120
"Nosce te ipsum": Some Medieval Interpretations / J. A. W. Bennett 138
Chaucer's Man of Law and His Tale: The Eccentric Design / Robert T. Farrell 159
Chaucer and "Pite" / Douglas Gray 173
Make Believe: Chaucer's Rationale of Storytelling in "The House of Fame" / Geoffrey T. Shepherd 204
Moral Chaucer and Kindly Gower / Rosemary Woolf 221
PART THREE
"The Lord of the Rings" as Romance / Derek S. Brewer 249
The Gospel of Middle Earth According to J. R. R. Tolkien / William Dowie 265
Creation from Philology in "The Lord of the Rings" / T. A. Shippey 286
Handlist of the Published Writings of J. R. R. Tolkien / Humphrey Carpenter 317
Index 323