The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
Encyclopedia
The J. R. R. Tolkien Companion and Guide (2006) by Wayne Hammond
and Christina Scull
, following their 2005 The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
is a two volume work of reference on J. R. R. Tolkien
and Tolkien studies
.
Volume 1 "Reader's Guide" has information on people, places, organisations, biographical topics, literary topics, and writings by Tolkien.
Volume 2 "Chronology" presents an extraordinarily detailed chronology of Tolkien's life on 800 pages.
Wayne Hammond
Wayne G. Hammond is a scholar known for his research and writings on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors as an English major at Baldwin-Wallace College in 1975 and Master of Arts in Library Science from the University of Michigan in 1976...
and Christina Scull
Christina Scull
Christina Scull is a researcher and writer best known for her books about the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. She worked for the London Board of Trade from 1961 to 1971 while completing her Bachelor of Arts degree in art history and medieval history at Birkbeck College. From 1971 to 1995 she served as...
, following their 2005 The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion
The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion is a nonfiction book written by scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. It is an annotated reference to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Hammond and Scull proceed chapter-by-chapter from the original foreword through to the end of The...
is a two volume work of reference on J. R. R. Tolkien
J. R. R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.Tolkien was Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Pembroke College,...
and Tolkien studies
Tolkien Studies
Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review is an academic journal publishing papers on the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Douglas A. Anderson, Michael D. C. Drout, and Verlyn Flieger. It states that it is the first scholarly journal published by an academic press in the area of Tolkien...
.
Volume 1 "Reader's Guide" has information on people, places, organisations, biographical topics, literary topics, and writings by Tolkien.
Volume 2 "Chronology" presents an extraordinarily detailed chronology of Tolkien's life on 800 pages.
See also
- J. R. R. Tolkien Encyclopedia