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==Contents==
==Contents==
====Section 1: Recollection and Remembrance====
====Section 1: Recollection and Remembrance====
* [[Vera Chapman]], Reminiscences: Oxford in 1920, Meeting Tolkien and Becoming an Author at 77
* [[Vera Chapman]]: "Reminiscences: Oxford in 1920, Meeting Tolkien and Becoming an Author at 77"
* Glen H. GoodKnight, Tolkien Centenary Banquet Address
* [[Glen H. Goodknight]]: "Tolkien Centenary Banquet Address"
* Fr. Robert Murray, Sermon at Thanksgiving Service, Keble College Chapel, 23rd August 1992
* [[Robert Murray]]: "Sermon at Thanksgiving Service, Keble College Chapel, 23rd August 1992"
* George Sayer, Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien
* [[George Sayer]]: "Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien"
* [[Rayner Unwin]], Publishing Tolkien
* [[Rayner Unwin]]: "Publishing Tolkien"


====Section 2: Sources and Influences====
====Section 2: Sources and Influences====
* [[Nils Ivar Agøy]], Quid Hinieldus cum Christo? - New Perspectives on Tolkien's Theological Dilemma and his Sub-Creation Theory
* [[Nils Ivar Agøy]]: "Quid Hinieldus cum Christo? - New Perspectives on Tolkien's Theological Dilemma and his Sub-Creation Theory"
* [[Verlyn Flieger]], Tolkien's Experiment with Time: The Lost Road, "The Notion Club Papers" and J.W.Dunne
* [[Verlyn Flieger]]: "Tolkien's Experiment with Time: The Lost Road, The Notion Club Papers and J.W.Dunne"
* Deirdre Greene, Higher Argument: Tolkien and the tradition of Vision, Epic and Prophecy
* [[Deirdre Greene]]: "Higher Argument: Tolkien and the tradition of Vision, Epic and Prophecy"
* Virginia Luling, An Anthropologist in Middle-earth
* [[Virginia Luling]]: "An Anthropologist in Middle-earth"
* Charles E. Noad, Frodo and his Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien
* [[Charles E. Noad]]: "Frodo and his Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien"
* Gloriana St. Clair, An Overview ofthe Northern Influences on Tolkien's Works
* [[Gloriana St. Clair]]: "An Overview ofthe Northern Influences on Tolkien's Works"
* Gloriana St. Clair, Volsunga Saga and Narn: Some Analogies
* [[Gloriana St. Clair]]: "Volsunga Saga and Narn: Some Analogies"
* Chris Seeman, Tolkien's Revision ofthe Romantic Tradition
* [[Chris Seeman]]: "Tolkien's Revision ofthe Romantic Tradition"
* [[Tom Shippey]], Tolkien as a Post-War Writer
* [[Tom Shippey]]: "Tolkien as a Post-War Writer"
* Norman Talbot, Where do Elves go to? Tolkien and a Fantasy Tradition
* [[Norman Talbot]]: "Where do Elves go to? Tolkien and a Fantasy Tradition"


====Section 3: The Lord ofthe Rings====
====Section 3: The Lord ofthe Rings====
* Marjorie Burns, Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice and Ultimate Just Desserts
* [[Marjorie Burns]]: "Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice and Ultimate Just Desserts"
* Jane Chance, Power and Knowledge in Tolkien: The Problem of Difference in "The Birthday Party"
* [[Jane Chance]]: "Power and Knowledge in Tolkien: The Problem of Difference in 'The Birthday Party'"
* Joe R. Christopher, The Moral Epiphanies in The Lord of the Rings
* [[Joe R. Christopher]]: "The Moral Epiphanies in ''The Lord of the Rings''"
* Patrick Curry, "Less Noise and More Green": Tolkien's Ideology for England
* [[Patrick Curry]]: "'Less Noise and More Green': Tolkien's Ideology for England"
* Gwenyth Hood, The Earthly Paradise in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
* [[Gwenyth Hood]]: "The Earthly Paradise in Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''"
* Gloriana St. Clair, Tolkien as Reviser: A Case Study
* [[Gloriana St. Clair]]: "Tolkien as Reviser: A Case Study"
* [[Christina Scull]], Open Minds, Closed Minds in The Lord of the Rings
* [[Christina Scull]]: "Open Minds, Closed Minds in ''The Lord of the Rings''"


====Section 4: The Silmarillion====
====Section 4: The Silmarillion====
* [[Alex Lewis]], Historical Bias in the Making of The Silmarillion
* [[Alex Lewis]]: "Historical Bias in the Making of ''The Silmarillion''"
* Eric Schweicher, Aspects of the Fall in The Silmarillion
* [[Eric Schweicher]]: "Aspects of the Fall in ''The Silmarillion''"


====Section 5: Linguistics and Lexicography====
====Section 5: Linguistics and Lexicography====
* Peter M. Gilliver, At the Wordface: J.R.R. Tolkien's Work on the Oxford English Dictionary
* [[Peter M. Gilliver]]: "At the Wordface: J.R.R. Tolkien's Work on the Oxford English Dictionary"
* Christopher Gilson and Patrick Wynne, The Growth of Grammar in the Elven Tongues
* [[Christopher Gilson]] and [[Patrick H. Wynne]]: "The Growth of Grammar in the Elven Tongues"
* Deirdre Greene, Tolkien's Dictionary Poetics: The Influence of the OED's Defining Style on Tolkien's Fiction
* [[Deirdre Greene]]: "Tolkien's Dictionary Poetics: The Influence of the OED's Defining Style on Tolkien's Fiction"
* Natalia Grigorieva, Problems of Translating into Russian
* [[Natalia Grigorieva]]: "Problems of Translating into Russian"
* Bruce Mitchell, J.R.R. Tolkien and Old English Studies: An Appreciation
* [[Bruce Mitchell]]: "J.R.R. Tolkien and Old English Studies: An Appreciation"
* [[Tom Shippey]], Tolkien and the Gawain-poet
* [[Tom Shippey]]: "Tolkien and the Gawain-poet"


====Section 6: Response and Reaction====
====Section 6: Response and Reaction====
* Vladimir Grushetskiy, How Russians See Tolkien
* [[Vladimir Grushetskiy]]: "How Russians See Tolkien"
* [[Wayne G. Hammond]], The Critical Response to Tolkien's Fiction
* [[Wayne G. Hammond]]: "The Critical Response to Tolkien's Fiction"
* Jessica Yates, Tolkien the Anti-totalitarian
* [[Jessica Yates]]: "Tolkien the Anti-totalitarian"


====Section 7: Tolkien Studies====
====Section 7: Tolkien Studies====
* [[Helen Armstrong]], Good Guys, Bad Guys, Fantasy and Reality
* [[Helen Armstrong]]: "Good Guys, Bad Guys, Fantasy and Reality"
* Christine Barkley, The Realm of Faërie
* [[Christine Barkley]]: "The Realm of Faërie"
* Christine Barkley, Point of View in Tolkien
* [[Christine Barkley]]: "Point of View in Tolkien"
* Joe R. Christopher, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Clerihew
* [[Joe R. Christopher]]: "J.R.R. Tolkien and the Clerihew"
* Edith L. Crowe, Power in Arda: Sources, Uses and Misuses
* [[Edith L. Crowe]]: "Power in Arda: Sources, Uses and Misuses"
* Chris Hopkins, Tolkien and Englishness
* [[Chris Hopkins]]: "Tolkien and Englishness"
* [[Carl F. Hostetter]] and Arden R. Smith, A Mythology for England
* [[Carl F. Hostetter]] and [[Arden R. Smith]]: "A Mythology for England"
* Nancy Martsch, A Tolkien Chronology
* [[Nancy Martsch]]: "A Tolkien Chronology"
* Tadeusz Andrzej Olszanski, Evil and the Evil One in Tolkien's Theology
* [[Tadeusz Andrzej Olszanski]]: "Evil and the Evil One in Tolkien's Theology"
* René van Rossenberg, Tolkien's Exceptional Visit to Holland: A Reconstruction
* [[René van Rossenberg]]: "Tolkien's Exceptional Visit to Holland: A Reconstruction"
* Anders Stenström, A Mythology? For England?
* [[Anders Stenström]]: "A Mythology? For England?"
* Dwayne Thorpe, Tolkien's Elvish Craft
* [[Dwayne Thorpe]]: "Tolkien's Elvish Craft"


====Section 8: Middle-earth Studies====
====Section 8: Middle-earth Studies====
* Jenny Coombs and Marc Read, A Physics of Middle-earth
* [[Jenny Coombs]] and [[Marc Read]]: "A Physics of Middle-earth"
* David A. Funk, Explorations into the Psyche of Dwarves
* [[David A. Funk]]: "Explorations into the Psyche of Dwarves"
* William Antony Swithin Sarjeant, The Geology of Middle-earth
* [[William Antony Swithin Sarjeant]]: "The Geology of Middle-earth"
* Lester E. Simons, Writing and Allied Technologies in Middle-earth
* [[Lester E. Simons]]: "Writing and Allied Technologies in Middle-earth"


====Section 9: The Inklings====
====Section 9: The Inklings====
* Charles A. Coulombe, Hermetic Imngination: The Effect of The Golden Dawn on Fanlasy Literature
* [[Charles A. Coulombe]]: "Hermetic Imngination: The Effect of The Golden Dawn on Fantasy Literature"
* David Doughan, Tolkien, Sayers, Sex and Gender
* [[David Doughan]]: "Tolkien, Sayers, Sex and Gender"
* [[Colin Duriez]], Tolkien and the Other Inklings
* [[Colin Duriez]]: "Tolkien and the Other Inklings"
* Lisa Hopkins, Female Authority Figures in the Works of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams
* [[Lisa Hopkins]]: "Female Authority Figures in the Works of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams"
* Diana Lynne Pavlac, More than a Bandersnatch: Tolkien as a Collaborative Writer
* [[Diana Glyer|Diana Lynne Pavlac]]: "More than a Bandersnatch: Tolkien as a Collaborative Writer"
* Stephen Yandell, "A Pattern Which Our Nature Cries Out For": The Medieval Tradition of the Ordered Four in the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien
* [[Stephen Yandell]]: "'A Pattern Which Our Nature Cries Out For': The Medieval Tradition of the Ordered Four in the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien"
* Section 10: Flights of Fancy
 
* John Ellison, Baggins Remembered
===Section 10: Flights of Fancy===
* Hubert Sawa, Short History of the Territorial Development of the Dwarves' Kingdoms in the Second and Third Ages Of Middle-earth
* [[John Ellison]]: "Baggins Remembered"
* Angela Surtees and Steve Gardner, The Mechanics of Dragons.. An Introduction to * The Study of their 'Ologies
* [[Hubert Sawa]]: "Short History of the Territorial Development of the Dwarves' Kingdoms in the Second and Third Ages Of Middle-earth"
* [[Angela Surtees]] and [[Steve Gardner]]: "The Mechanics of Dragons... An Introduction to ''The Study of their 'Ologies''"


====Section II: Other Writers====
====Section II: Other Writers====
* Madawc Williams, Tales of Wonder - Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Age of Jane Austen
* Madawc Williams: "Tales of Wonder - Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Age of Jane Austen"
* J.R. Wytenbroek, Natural Mysticism in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
* J.R. Wytenbroek: "Natural Mysticism in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows"
* J.R. Wytenbroek, Cetacean Consciousness in Katz's Whalesinger and L'Engle's A Ring of Endless Light
* J.R. Wytenbroek: "Cetacean Consciousness in Katz's Whalesinger and L'Engle's A Ring of Endless Light"
 
====Index====
====Index====
==See also==
==See also==
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]
* [[J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference]]

Revision as of 10:21, 25 August 2008

Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference
AuthorVarious
PublisherMythopoeic Press
ReleasedJanuary 1st, 1995
FormatPaperback
Pages458
ISBN1887726047

Proceedings of the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference is a book which contains the majority of the material presented at the J.R.R. Tolkien Centenary Conference.

Contents

Section 1: Recollection and Remembrance

Section 2: Sources and Influences

  • Nils Ivar Agøy: "Quid Hinieldus cum Christo? - New Perspectives on Tolkien's Theological Dilemma and his Sub-Creation Theory"
  • Verlyn Flieger: "Tolkien's Experiment with Time: The Lost Road, The Notion Club Papers and J.W.Dunne"
  • Deirdre Greene: "Higher Argument: Tolkien and the tradition of Vision, Epic and Prophecy"
  • Virginia Luling: "An Anthropologist in Middle-earth"
  • Charles E. Noad: "Frodo and his Spectre: Blakean Resonances in Tolkien"
  • Gloriana St. Clair: "An Overview ofthe Northern Influences on Tolkien's Works"
  • Gloriana St. Clair: "Volsunga Saga and Narn: Some Analogies"
  • Chris Seeman: "Tolkien's Revision ofthe Romantic Tradition"
  • Tom Shippey: "Tolkien as a Post-War Writer"
  • Norman Talbot: "Where do Elves go to? Tolkien and a Fantasy Tradition"

Section 3: The Lord ofthe Rings

  • Marjorie Burns: "Eating, Devouring, Sacrifice and Ultimate Just Desserts"
  • Jane Chance: "Power and Knowledge in Tolkien: The Problem of Difference in 'The Birthday Party'"
  • Joe R. Christopher: "The Moral Epiphanies in The Lord of the Rings"
  • Patrick Curry: "'Less Noise and More Green': Tolkien's Ideology for England"
  • Gwenyth Hood: "The Earthly Paradise in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings"
  • Gloriana St. Clair: "Tolkien as Reviser: A Case Study"
  • Christina Scull: "Open Minds, Closed Minds in The Lord of the Rings"

Section 4: The Silmarillion

Section 5: Linguistics and Lexicography

Section 6: Response and Reaction

Section 7: Tolkien Studies

Section 8: Middle-earth Studies

Section 9: The Inklings

  • Charles A. Coulombe: "Hermetic Imngination: The Effect of The Golden Dawn on Fantasy Literature"
  • David Doughan: "Tolkien, Sayers, Sex and Gender"
  • Colin Duriez: "Tolkien and the Other Inklings"
  • Lisa Hopkins: "Female Authority Figures in the Works of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and Charles Williams"
  • Diana Lynne Pavlac: "More than a Bandersnatch: Tolkien as a Collaborative Writer"
  • Stephen Yandell: "'A Pattern Which Our Nature Cries Out For': The Medieval Tradition of the Ordered Four in the Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien"

Section 10: Flights of Fancy

  • John Ellison: "Baggins Remembered"
  • Hubert Sawa: "Short History of the Territorial Development of the Dwarves' Kingdoms in the Second and Third Ages Of Middle-earth"
  • Angela Surtees and Steve Gardner: "The Mechanics of Dragons... An Introduction to The Study of their 'Ologies"

Section II: Other Writers

  • Madawc Williams: "Tales of Wonder - Science Fiction and Fantasy in the Age of Jane Austen"
  • J.R. Wytenbroek: "Natural Mysticism in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows"
  • J.R. Wytenbroek: "Cetacean Consciousness in Katz's Whalesinger and L'Engle's A Ring of Endless Light"

Index

See also

External links