Tolkien in the New Century: Essays in Honor of Tom Shippey

by Janet Brennan Croft, Nancy Martsch, John William Houghton, et al.

Widely considered one of the leading experts on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, Thomas Alan Shippey has informed and enlightened a generation of Tolkien scholars and fans. In this collection, friends and colleagues honor Shippey with 15 essays that reflect their mentor's research interests, methods of literary criticism and attention to Tolkien's shorter works. In a wide-ranging consideration of Tolkien's oeuvre, the contributors explore the influence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474386
• ISBN13: 9780786474387
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher