Arden R. Smith

Arden Ray Smith (January 4, 1966) is a member of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship, and a columnist and editor of Vinyar Tengwar. He writes the popular column "Transitions in Translations", in which odd elements in translations of Tolkien's work are described and commented upon. He has a large collection of translated versions.

Bibliography

• Vinyar Tengwar
  • (various issues)
• Parma Eldalamberon
  • (various issues)
• 1995: Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
  • "A Mythology for England" (with Carl F. Hostetter)
• 1997: Hands of the Healer
  • (linguistic contribution)
• 2000: SEVEN: An Anglo-American Literary Review, Vol.17
  • "Tolkien and Esperanto" (with Patrick H. Wynne)
• 2000: Tolkien's Legendarium
  • "Certhas, Skirditaila, Futhark: A Feigned History of Runic Origins"
• 2001: Other Hands 31/32
  • (linguistic contribution)
• 2003: Tolkien in Translation
  • "The Treatment of Names in Esperanto Translations of Tolkien's Works"
• 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
  • "Translating Tolkien: Philological Elements in 'The Lord of the Rings' (review)", a review of Allan Turner's book
• 2006: J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment
  • (various entries)
• 2006: The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder
  • "Tolkienian Gothic"