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'''John Garth''' (b. [[9 June]] [[1966]]), winner of the 2004 [[Mythopoeic Society]] Scholarship Award, studied English at [[Oxford University]] and has since worked as a newspaper journalist in London. A long-standing taste for the works of Tolkien, combined with an interest in the [[First World War]], fueled the five years of research that have gone into ''[[Tolkien and the Great War]]'' and he has drawn extensively on previously unpublished personal papers as well as Tolkien's service record and other unique military documents. Since 2005, he is a member of the Review Panel of ''[[Vinyar Tengwar]]''.<ref>{{VT|47}}, p. 2</ref>


'''John Garth''', winner of the 2004 [[Mythopoeic Society]] Scholarship Award, studied English at [[Oxford University]] and has since worked as a newspaper journalist in London. A long-standing taste for the works of Tolkien, combined with an interest in the First World War, fueled the five years of research that have gone into ''[[Tolkien and the Great War]]'' and he has drawn extensively on previously unpublished personal papers as well as Tolkien's service record and other unique military documents.
==Bibliography==
===Books===
* [[2003]]: ''[[Tolkien and the Great War]]''
* [[2020]]: ''[[The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien]]''


==Bibliography, selected==
===Booklets===
* [[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien at Exeter College]]''


===Books===
===Articles===
* [[2006]]: ''[[The Lord of the Rings 1954-2004|The Lord of the Rings 1954–2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder]]''
** "Frodo and the Great War"
* [[2006]]: Various entries in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia|J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]''
* [[2007]]: ''[[Myth and Magic: Art according to the Inklings]]''
** "'As under a green sea': visions of war in the Dead Marshes"
* [[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings – Sources of Inspiration]]''
** "Tolkien, Exeter College, and the Great War"
* [[2008]]: ''[[The Ring Goes Ever On: Proceedings of the Tolkien 2005 Conference]]''
** "As under a green sea': visions of war in the Dead Marshes"
* [[2009]]: [[Mallorn 48|''Mallorn'' 48]]
** "Tolkien of the Many Names" (guest editorial)
** "Views of a lost world" (review of [[Black & White Ogre Country]]'')
* [[2010]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7]]''
** "J.R.R. Tolkien and the Boy Who Didn't Believe in Fairies"
* [[2011]]: [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 8|''Tolkien Studies'': Volume 8]]
** "Robert Quilter Gilson, T.C.B.S.: A Brief Life in Letters"
* [[2014]]: [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 11|''Tolkien Studies'': Volume 11]]
** "'The road from adaptation to invention': How Tolkien Came to the Brink of Middle-earth in 1914"
* [[2016]]: ''[[The Return Of The Ring: Proceedings of the Tolkien Society Conference 2012]]''
** "Robert Quilter Gilson, [[T.C.B.S.]]: A brief life in letters"
* [[2016]]: ''The Telegraph''
** "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/jrr-tolkien-bet-cs-lewis-wager-gave-birth-lord-rings/ When JRR Tolkien bet CS Lewis: the wager that gave birth to ''The Lord of the Rings'']"
* [[2018]]: ''[[Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth]]''
** "Tolkien and the Inklings"
* [[2019]]: ''[[Sub-creating Arda]]''
** "Ilu's Music: The Creation of Tolkien's Creation Myth"
*[[2019]]: ''[["Something Has Gone Crack"]]''
** "Revenants and Angels: Tolkien, Machen, and Mons"
*[[2020]]: [[Amon Hen 286|''Amon Hen'' 286]]:
** "''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' Toughest Quiz Ever"
* [[2022]]: ''The Smithsonian''
** "[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/jrr-tolkien-write-stories-rings-power-180980686/ How J.R.R. Tolkien Came to Write the Stories of 'The Rings of Power']"
*[[2022]]: ''[[The Great Tales Never End]]
** "The Chronology of Creation: How J.R.R. Tolkien Misremembered the Beginnings of his Mythology"


*[[2003]]: ''[[Tolkien and the Great War]]''
===Reviews===
* [[2005]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 2]]
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 13| The Alphabet of Rumil & Early Noldorin Fragments,]] and: [[Parma Eldalamberon 14| Early Qenya & Valmaric]] (review)"
* [[2006]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 3]]
** "[[War and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien]] (review)"
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 15| Si Qente Feanor & Other Elvish Writings]] (review)"
* [[2007]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 4]]
** "[[The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide|The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide, Volume I: Chronology, and: Volume II: Reader's Guide]] (review)"
* [[2008]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 5]]
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 16|Early Elvish Poetry and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets]] (review)
* [[2009]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 6]]
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 17|Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in "The Lord of the Rings"]] (review)"
* [[2010]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 7]]''
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 18|Tengwesta Qenderinwa and Pre-Fëanorian Alphabets Part 2]] (review)"
* [[2011]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 8]]''
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 19|Quenya Phonology: Comparative Tables, Outline of Phonetic Development, Outline of Phonology]] (review)"
* [[2013]]: ''The Daily Beast'' (23 March)
** "[https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/23/tolkien-s-unfinished-epic-the-fall-of-arthur.html Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’]
* [[2013]]: [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 10]]
** "[[The Broken Scythe|''The Broken Scythe: Death and Immortality in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien'' ed. by Roberto Arduini and Claudio A. Testi]] (review)"
* [[2014]]: ''New Statesman'' (29 May)
** "[https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/05/j-r-r-tolkien-beowulf-one-mans-passion-threshold-between-myth-and-reality J R R Tolkien's Beowulf: one man's passion for the threshold between myth and reality]"
* [[2014]]: ''[[Tolkien Studies: Volume 11]]
** "[[Parma Eldalamberon 21|Qenya Noun Structure by J.R.R. Tolkien]], and: [[Parma Eldalamberon 12|Qenyaqetsa: The Qenya Phonology and Lexicon, together with The Poetic and Mythologic Words of Eldarissa by J.R.R. Tolkien]], and: [[Omentielva|Proceedings of the Third International Conference on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Invented Languages, Omentielva Nelya, Whitehaven, 2009 ed. by “Beregond,” Anders Stenström]] (review)"
* [[2016]]: ''New Statesman'' (15 April)
** "[https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2016/04/teach-yourself-dwarvish-behind-tolkien-s-invented-languages Teach yourself Dwarvish: behind Tolkien’s invented languages]" (review of ''[[A Secret Vice (book)|A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages]]'')
* [[2016]]: ''The Telegraph'' (12/16 November)
** "[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/unseen-tolkien-sex-infertility-adultery-and-the-birth-of-galadri/ Unseen Tolkien: sex, infertility, adultery and the birth of Galadriel]" (review of ''[[The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun]]'')
* [[2022]]: ''The Guardian''
** [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/23/the-fall-of-numenor-by-jrr-tolkien-review-masterful-world-building-from-the-father-of-fantasy The Fall of Númenor by JRR Tolkien review – masterful world-building from the father of fantasy]"
* [[2023]]: [[Tolkien Studies: Volume 19]]
** "[[The Nature of Middle-earth]] (review)"


===Articles===
===Filmography===
* [[2001]]: [[Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings]]
* [[2004]]: [[The Real Middle-earth (documentary)]]
* [[2004]]: [[J.R.R. Tolkien: The Legacy of Middle-Earth]]
* [[2014]]: [[War of Words: Soldier-Poets of the Somme]]
* [[2014]]: [[Tolkien's Great War (documentary)]]
* [[2014]]: [[JRR Tolkien, le seigneur des écrivains]]


*[[2006]]: "Frodo and the Great War", in ''[[The Lord of the Rings 1954–2004|The Lord of the Rings, 1954–2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder]]''
==Awards==
*[[2006]]: Various entries in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia|J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment]]''
* [[2004]]: '''[[Mythopoeic Society| Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies]]''', ''[[Tolkien and the Great War]]''
*[[2007]]: "'As under a green sea': visions of war in the Dead Marshes", in ''[[The Ring Goes Ever On|The Ring Goes Ever On: Proceedings of the 2005 Tolkien Conference]]''  and ''[[Myth and Magic|Myth and Magic: Art according to the Inklings]]''
* [[2014]]: '''[[Tolkien Society Awards| Tolkien Society Award]]: Best Article''', ''[https://johngarth.co.uk/php/boy_didnt_believe_fairies.php Tolkien and the boy who didn't believe in fairies]''
*[[2008]]: "Tolkien, Exeter College, and the Great War", in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Sources of Inspiration]]''
* [[2016]]: '''[[Tolkien Society Awards| Tolkien Society Award]]: Best Article''', ''[https://johngarth.wordpress.com/2015/09/25/tolkiens-immortal-four-meet-for-the-last-time/ Tolkien's 'immortal four' meet for the last time]''
* [[2017]]: '''[[Tolkien Society Awards| Tolkien Society Award]]: Outstanding Contribution'''
==External links==
* [https://www.johngarth.co.uk Official website]
* [https://johngarth.wordpress.com/ Official blog]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFA92YMq6QpEl8RZNgKy53wSLP2Fr4lyI YouTube playlist of interviews and talks], compiled by [[John Garth]]
* [https://middle-earth.xenite.org/2012/06/15/an-interview-with-john-garth/ An Interview with John Garth] by [[Michael Martinez]]


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Latest revision as of 17:49, 14 March 2024

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John Garth
Biographical information
Born9 June 1966
OccupationJournalist, Author
WebsiteOfficial website

John Garth (b. 9 June 1966), winner of the 2004 Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award, studied English at Oxford University and has since worked as a newspaper journalist in London. A long-standing taste for the works of Tolkien, combined with an interest in the First World War, fueled the five years of research that have gone into Tolkien and the Great War and he has drawn extensively on previously unpublished personal papers as well as Tolkien's service record and other unique military documents. Since 2005, he is a member of the Review Panel of Vinyar Tengwar.[1]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Books[edit | edit source]

Booklets[edit | edit source]

Articles[edit | edit source]

Reviews[edit | edit source]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Awards[edit | edit source]

External links[edit | edit source]

References

  1. Vinyar Tengwar, Number 47, February 2005, p. 2