John Sprott Ryan (1929 – 3 July 2022)[1] was a New Zealand born Professor of Folklore and Heritage at the University of New England, USA.[2] He first joined the university in 1969 as an Associate Professor.[3] He had studied under J.R.R. Tolkien in his Masters work at the University of Oxford.[4]
In 1992 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the American Tolkien Society.
He lectured and had been published in many countries and was a visiting Professor in Folklore at the University of Sheffield in both 1995 and 1999. He also lead part of a Summer School for Tolkien Studies at the University of Otago in 2007 for Pacific Rim countries.
Bibliography
Books
- 1969: Tolkien: Cult or Culture
- 1992: The Shaping of the Maker of Middle-Earth
- 2009: Tolkien's View: Windows into his World
- 2013: In the Nameless Wood
Articles
- Amon Hen 61
- Smial
- Amon Hen 65
- Woses: Wild Men or 'Remnants of an Older Time'
- Amon Hen 73
- The Berghest as Possible Source for Tolkien's Goblins and Ring-wraiths
- Amon Hen 76
- Tolkien's Further Lexical Impact on the Oxford English Dictionary
- Amon Hen 77
- Lexical Impacts 2
- Amon Hen 81
- Textual Emendations in The Lord of the Rings
- Mallorn 16
- J.R.R. Tolkien: Lexicography and other early Linguistic Preferences
- Mallorn 20
- Before Puck - the Púkel-men and the pūca
- Mallorn 23
- Warg, Wearg, Earg and Werewolf
- Mallorn 24
- The Wild Hunt, Sir Orfeo and J.R.R. Tolkien
- Mallorn 25
- The Tolkien Formation: a Lively Example
- SEVEN 7
- Tolkien's Concept of Philology as Mythology
- SEVEN 9
- Mid-Century Perceptions of the Ancient Celtic Peoples of 'England'
- SEVEN 19
- J.R.R. Tolkien's Formal Lecturing and Teaching at the University of Oxford, 1929-1959
References
- ↑ "John Ryan Death Notice", [1], accessed 4 November 2023
- ↑ "Professor John Ryan", [2], accessed 4 November 2023
- ↑ "AustLit "John Ryan"", [3], accessed 4 November 2023
- ↑ "Illuminating the scholarly background to Tolkien’s storytelling", [4], accessed 4 November 2023