Hi, folks, I've been developing a new Tolkien research site and one of the sections is a link list to university/college sites that teach Tolkien courses or...
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Matthew Winslow
mithlond2001
Mar 16, 2006 5:46 pm
Michael, The University of Washington, Seattle, just recently (within the past two months) approved a new course on Tolkien, to be offered by the history...
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John D Rateliff
sacnoth32
Mar 16, 2006 6:50 pm
A few days ago two new books on Tolkien I hadn't heard about until recently arrived: THE KEYS TO MIDDLE EARTH by Stuart D. Lee & Elizabeth Solopova...
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Michael Martinez
michael_mart...
Mar 16, 2006 7:02 pm
... Thanks. I can see I'm going to have to redesign my links list sooner than I hoped. I've found several institutions where all they have are little blurbs...
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Larry Swain
theswain
Mar 16, 2006 7:24 pm
Michael, You should keep in mind that a number of colleges and universities use programs such as Blackboard now, that while use a web interface are not...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Mar 16, 2006 7:27 pm
Mike wrote: Jane Chance pointed out to me that this list will be useful to people who need to project potential sales to students for books on Tolkien. Good...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 16, 2006 8:27 pm
I too picked this up recently, on the strength of Drout's name being attached to it. I've only read a bit of it so far, but like John I am so far underwhelmed....
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 16, 2006 8:51 pm
A P.S., if I might: Saxey makes a great deal of the fact that Sam actually touches Frodo on occasion, including stroking his hand in moments of extreme concern...
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David Bratman
dbratman1
Mar 16, 2006 9:13 pm
... My experience with applying packaged theoretical-critical approaches to literature, whether the literature be by Tolkien or anyone else, is that it's like...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Mar 16, 2006 9:23 pm
If you're old-fashioned, I am too. That's the sort of criticism I like -- something that explains what the author did and why, rather than something that...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 16, 2006 9:43 pm
... Amen! This is why I always put "theory" in this sense in scare- quotes. It is tomy mind really rather the _opposite_ of theory, proper, since it forces the...
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AMV Howard
amvhoward
Mar 16, 2006 10:01 pm
This came from one of my SARA keyword alerts: http://makeashorterlink.com/?G45021FCC *Tolkien: The Lord of The Mines ¨C Or A Comparative Study Between Mining ...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 16, 2006 10:18 pm
I just received my copy of _The Lord of the Rings 1954–2004: Scholarship in Honor of Richard E. Blackwelder_, i.e., the proceedings of the conference of the...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Mar 16, 2006 10:29 pm
Yippee! Just placed my order! I've been looking forward to this one. I just got Verlyn Flieger's edition of _Smith of Wootton Major_ and gave it a quick...
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Stolzi
stolzi1us
Mar 16, 2006 11:03 pm
... From: "Carl F. Hostetter" <Aelfwine@...> ... Seems like she's spelling her name wrong. Diamond Proudbrook...
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Walter Padgett
waltooler
Mar 16, 2006 11:35 pm
... Procrustean! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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David Bratman
dbratman1
Mar 17, 2006 12:41 am
There are ways in which it can be appropriate to study a work of literature through the lens of a critical theory that doesn't quite fit. One can - instead of...
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Carl F. Hostetter
endorendil
Mar 17, 2006 1:24 am
It's always nice to see one's work cited, but I am rather puzzled by this assessment by John Rateliff in his paper, "'And All the Days of Her Life Are...
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Oberhelman, D
davidoberhelman
Mar 17, 2006 1:34 am
I just received mine yesterday, and was able to start it today on an airplane trip. I was at the Marquette conference in 2004, so it has been wonderful...
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Michael Martinez
michael_mart...
Mar 17, 2006 4:10 am
... The purpose of the listing is to collate in one place a list of online reference materials such as course syllabi and outlines for people who want to study...
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Michael Martinez
michael_mart...
Mar 17, 2006 4:17 am
... useful ... Well, I was hoping to get the site into better shape before posting the URL here, because it still needs a lot of work. The disclaimer is ...
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Cai Cherie
eternityfind...
Mar 17, 2006 3:23 pm
Perhaps I'm in too good a mood this morn and therefor prone to making over sweeping generalizations, but from my incredulous viewpoint, theory over story...
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Larry Swain
theswain
Mar 17, 2006 6:45 pm
... The point of my last email was to point out that by restricting your list to only materials accessible via the web, you'll be leaving out a whole lot of...
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saraciborski
Mar 17, 2006 7:48 pm
... gave ... seen ... Janet, your post reminds me of a question I've meant to ask group members who are academics. I read Flieger's edition of Smith of Wootton...
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Beth Russell
russells@...
Mar 17, 2006 8:32 pm
... Hammond and Scull quote many times from previously unpublished writings in their new "Reader's Companion." There is an unpublished time scheme for LOTR...
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Michael Martinez
michael_mart...
Mar 17, 2006 8:38 pm
... materials. ... I appreciate the suggestion, Larry. My partner does sysadmin work for a university, so I've heard of Blackboard and understood what you...
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saraciborski
Mar 18, 2006 1:55 pm
... writings in their new "Reader's Companion." ... writings is wonderful. But it raised the same question for me about the scope and contents of the various...
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Joe R. Christopher
jchristopher@...
Mar 18, 2006 10:17 pm
... The top 1001 titles included the following books at the following placements: The Lord of the Rings--8 The Hobbit--57 The Lion, the Witch and the...
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Matt Williams
hobbitmrw
Mar 20, 2006 2:04 pm
Other interesting books on the OCLC top 1001: Beowulf #12 Wizard of Oz #54 Hobbit #57 Wind in the Willows #73 Morte d'Arthur #83 HP & the Philosphers Stone...
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Croft, Janet B.
jbcroft73019
Mar 21, 2006 2:20 pm
... From: Popular Culture & American Culture Associations/H-Net Discussion list [mailto:H-PCAACA@...] On Behalf Of James Brian Wagaman Sent: Tuesday,...
