Seminar für Englische Philologie
Universität Göttingen

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following three publications are essential for this course. They are all found in my semester apparatus in the SUB; please do not take out!

• Drout, M. D. C., ed., J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment (New York and Abingdon, 2007).
  → Extensive encyclopedia which should form the starting point for each presentation.
• Lee, S., and E. Solopova, ed., The Keys of Middle-Earth: Discovering Medieval Literature through the Fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien (Houndmills and New York, 2005).
  → Collection of medieval texts that influenced Tolkien's literary work. May be used as a textbook.
• Shippey, T., The Road to Middle-Earth: How J. R. R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology, 3rd ed. (Boston and New York, 2003).
  → Best introduction to Tolkien's inspirations for his works. Essential Reading.

• Burns, M., Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien's Middle-Earth (Toronto, 2005).
• Hall, A., Elves in Anglo-Saxon England (Cambridge, 2007).
• Tinkler, T., 'Old English in Rohan', in Tolkien and the Critics, ed. N. D. Isaacs and R. A. Zimbardo (Notre Dame, IN, 1969), pp. 164-9. [Seminar Library]

• An Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography:
  This continually updated site has also pictures of Tolkien's publications.
• A Chronological Bibliography of the Writings of Tolkien:
  Chronological list of Tolkien's works until the year 2002 compiled by Åke Bertenstam.
• Vom Mittelalter zu Mittelerde: Auswahlbibliographie:
  Bibliography of both primary and secondary literature from the University of Potsdam.
• A Chronological Bibliography of Books About Tolkien:
  Chronological list of works about Tolkien until the year 2003 compiled by Åke Bertenstam.
• A Bibliography of Scholarly Studies of Tolkien and His Works:
  Alphabetical list of works about Tolkien for the years 1984-2000.