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Verlyn Flieger is a specialist in comparative mythology with a concentration in J.R.R. Tolkien. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Tolkien, Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu, Native American, and Norse myth. |
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Tolkien On Fairy-stories is a new expanded edition of Tolkien’s most famous, and most important essay, which defined his conception of fantasy as a literary form, and which led to the writing of The Lord of the Rings.
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Tolkien On Fairy-stories |
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Books About Tolkien Tolkien On Fairy-stories Verlyn Flieger and Douglas A. Anderson, editors. Smith of Wootton Major Verlyn Flieger, editor. Interrupted Music Now available. Splintered Light Second edition revised and expanded. A Question of Time Winner of the 1998 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies. Tolkien's Legendarium Winner of the 2002 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies Tolkien Studies A yearly journal devoted to scholarly examination of the works of JRR Tolkien |
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Smith of Wootton Major |
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Fiction Pig Tale A novel of love, sacrifice and redemption with themes from Celtic myth
"Avilion" (Arthurian). A novella in The Doom of Camelot.
"Green Hill Country" A short story in Seeker of Dreams.
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Interrupted Music: The Making of Tolkien's Mythology |
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Verlyn Flieger, Professor |
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Courses Fall 2008 1. HNRS 208E Tolkien and his Century 2. ENGL 477 Studies in Mythmaking 3. ENGL 479D Tolkien on War |
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Prof. Flieger is a recognized public speaker and lecturer, appearing in several films and videos and participating in numerous conferences, more of which are identified in her Vita. |
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Past Schedule (selected events): |
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Contact Prof. Flieger to arrange a speaking engagement for your organization. |
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Tolkien Studies is available from West Virginia University Press (See Tolkien Studies) |
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Tolkien Studies |
Work is currently being considered for future issues. Send submission to Verlyn Flieger, Submissions Editor.
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