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BIBLIOGRAPHY
FURTHER READING
CRITICAL WORKS
Carpenter, Humphrey. The Inklings. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1979.
_____. Tolkien: A Biography. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
1977. An authorized biography; contains valuable insights.
Carpenter, Humphrey, and Christopher Tolkien, eds. The
Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien. Boston: Houghton Mifflin,
1981.
Carter, Lin. Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the
Rings." New York: Ballantine, 1969. Discusses ancient
legends and epics that seem to have influenced Tolkien;
also discusses the development of the fantasy genre.
Crabbe, Katharyn F. J. R. R. Tolkien. New York: Ungar,
1981. Easy reading.
Foster, Robert. A Guide to Middle Earth. New York:
Ballantine, 1975. Handy guide to the people and places of
Middle-earth.
Grotta-Kurska, Daniel. J. R. R. Tolkien: Architect of
Middle Earth. New York: Warner, 1976. Biography.
Helms, Randel. Tolkien's World. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1974.
Hillegas, Mark R., ed. Shadows of the Imagination: The
Fantasies of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Charles
Williams. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press,
1969.
Isaacs, Neil D., and Rose A. Zimbardo, eds. Tolkien and
the Critics: Essays on J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the
Rings." Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press,
1968.
_____. Tolkien: New Critical Perspectives. Lexington:
University Press of Kentucky, 1981. Collection of essays.
"Frodo and Aragorn: The Concept of Hero" and "Tolkien
and the Rhetoric of Childhood" are exceptionally good.
Kocher, Paul H. Master of Middle Earth: The Fiction of J.
R. R. Tolkien. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1972. Critical
discussion of Tolkien's works, including his lesser-known
poetry and stories.
Noel, Ruth S. The Mythology of Middle-earth. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Compares elements of Tolkien's
novels with various legends and myths.
Ready, William. The Tolkien Relation. New York: Warner,
1968. Interesting insights.
Shippey, T. A. The Road to Middle Earth. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1983. Thoughtful discussion of
Tolkien's fiction by a fellow philologist.
Urang, Gunnar. Shadows of Heaven: Religion and Fantasy
in the Writings of C. S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and J. R.
R. Tolkien. New York: Pilgrim, 1971.
West, Richard C. Tolkien Criticism: An Annotated
Checklist. Rev. ed. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University
Press, 1981.
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