The 2020's have borne extraordinary growth of insight into
J.R.R. Tolkien's life, academic work, and fantasy work.
J.R.R. Tolkien's life, academic work, and fantasy work.
Though he passed away in 1973, new revelation and comprehension of the above, through primary
and secondary literature, continue to abound fifty years later thanks to the devotion of experts and scholars,
serving as editors for the Tolkien Estate or as authors independently.
See below this decade's literary expansion of Tolkiendom so far.
The Silmarillion Illustrated Edition
by HarperCollins; the first edition to include drawings by Tolkien |
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The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien by John Garth - The first large-scale survey of real-world locations that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien's creations |
A Secret Vice ed. D. Fimi & A. Higgins - Second Edition - An essay of Tolkien's concerning language, with scholars' commentary |
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A Sense of Tales Untold
by Peter Grybauskas - A study of Tolkien's creative writing style and "restraint" |
Tolkien, Enchantment, and Loss: Steps on the Developmental Journey
by John Rosegrant - About psychology behind Tolkien's creative efforts |
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Power, Pity, and Tolkien's Ring
by Thomas P. Hillman |
Tolkien's Modern Reading
by Holly Ordway - The first published survey of all contemporary literature Tolkien owned or read |
Tolkien's Cosmology: Divine Beings and Middle-earth by Sam McBride - Concerning supernatural roles throughout Arda's history |
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Musical Scores and the Eternal Present
by Chiara Bertoglio - Examining musical intricacies of the Middle-earth legendarium |
Tolkien and the Classical World
by Hamish Williams - A look at influences on Middle-earth from Classical antiquity |
Tolkien Dogmatics by Austin M. Freeman - Proposing a Christian theological framework for Tolkien's Middle-earth writings |
Friendship in The Lord of the Rings by Cristina Casagrande - Studying the theme of friendship in The Lord of the Rings |
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