This Is A Complete Resource For Scholars And Students Of Tolkien, As Well As Avid Fans, With Coverage Of His Life, Work, Dominant Themes, Influences, And The Critical Reaction To His Writing. An In-depth Examination Of Tolkien's Entire Work By A Cadre Of Top Scholars. Provides Up-to-date Discussion And Analysis Of Tolkien's Scholarly And Literary Works, Including His Latest Posthumous Book, The Fall Of Arthur, As Well As Addressing Contemporary Adaptations, Including The New Hobbit Films. Investigates Various Themes Across His Body Of Work, Such As Mythmaking, Medieval Languages, Nature, War, Religion, And The Defeat Of Evil. Discusses The Impact Of His Work On Art, Film, Music, Gaming, And Subsequent Generations Of Fantasy Writers. -- Publisher's Website. Part I: Life - A Brief Biography / John Garth -- Part Ii: The Academic - Academic Writings / Thomas Honegger -- Tolkein As Editor / Tom Shippey -- Manuscripts: Use, And Using / Stuart D. Lee -- Part Iii: The Legendarium - Myth-making And Sub-creation / Carl Phelpstead -- Middle-earth Mythology: An Overview / Leslie A. Donovan -- The Silmarillion: Tolkien's Theory Of Myth, Text, And Culture / Gergely Nagy -- The Hobbit: A Turning Point / John D. Ratcliff -- The Lord Of The Rings / John R. Homes -- Unfinished Tales And The History Of Middle-earth: A Lifetime Of Imagination / Elizabeth A. Whittingham -- The Lost Road And The Notion Club Papers: Myth, History, And Time-travel / Verlyn Flieger -- Poetry / Corey Olsen -- Minor Works / Maria Artamonova -- Invented Languages And Writing Systems / Arden R. Smith -- Part Iv: Context - Old English / Mark Antherton -- Middle English / Elizabeth Solopova -- Old Norse / Tom Birkett -- Finnish: The Land And Language Of Heroes / Leena Kahlas Tarkka -- Celtic: Celtic Thing And Things Celtice - Identity, Language, And Mythology / J.s. Lyman-thomas -- The English Literary Tradition: Shakespeare To The Gothic / Nick Groom -- Earlier Fantasy Fiction: Morris, Dunsany, And Lindsay / Rachel Falconer -- The Inklings And Others: Tolkien And His Contemporaries / David Bratsman -- Later Fantasy Fiction: Tolkien's Legacy / Dimitra Fimi -- Modernity: Tolkien And His Contemporaries / Anna Vaninskaya -- Part V. - Critical Approaches - The Critical Response To Tolkien's Fiction / Patrick Curry -- Style And Intertextual Echoes / Allan Turner -- The Hero's Journey / Anna Caughey -- Evil / Christopher Garbowski -- Nature / Liam Campbell -- Religion: An Implicit Catholicism / Pat Pinsent -- War / Janet Brennan Croft -- Women / Adam Roberts -- Art / Christopher Tuthill -- Music / Bradford Lee Eden -- Film Adaptations: Theatrical And Television Versions / Kristin Thompson -- Games And Gaming: Quantasy / Peter Kristof Makai. Edited By Stuart D. Lee. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.