J.R.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he
is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The
Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been
translated into over 60 languages and have sold many millions of
copies worldwide.
Verlyn Flieger, Ph. D. is a Professor in the Department of English
at the University of Maryland specializing in myth studies and
comparative mythology. She teaches a sequence of graduate and
undergraduate myth courses that offer Celtic, Arthurian, Hindu,
Native American, and Norse myth.
Concentrating on modern fantasy with a special focus on the works
of JRR Tolkien, Professor Flieger's publications include Question
of Time: JRR Tolkien's Road to Faerie, the winner of the 1998
Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; Splintered Light: Logos and
Language in Tolkien's World; Tolkien's Legendarium: Essays on The
History of Middle-earth co-edited with Carl Hostetter and winner of
the 2002 Mythopoeic Award for Inklings Studies; and her fictional
works Pig Tale and The Doom of Camelot: "Avilion: A Romance of
Voices."
Professor Flieger is co-editor with Douglas A. Anderson and Michael
Drout of Tolkien Studies, a yearly journal devoted to scholarly
examination of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
‘This book must be read… it goes far to explain the nature of Tolkien’s art and justify his success’ The Cambridge Review
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