Tolkien Treasury: Stories, Poems, and Illustrations Celebrating the Author and His World

by Auden, W. H.; Green, Michael; Becker, Alida

• ISBN13: 9780762409945
• ISBN10: 0762409940
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

For J. R. R. Tolkien lovers everywhere, here's an innovative book celebratingThe HobbitandLord of the Ringsthrough poems, stories, songs, and dozens of illustrations. Included are critical essays by such esteemed writers as W. H. Auden and Edmund Wilson, who explore Tolkien's imaginative world. From paintings and drawings to crossword puzzles and recipes, this is an enchanting tribute to one of the most beloved storytellers of the 20th century. More J. R. R. Tolkien titles

Table of Contents

Part I. Tolkien and Middle-earth
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Short Biography	9	(35)
Joan McClusky
At the Lnd of the Quest, Victory	44	(6)
W. H. Auden
Oo, Those Awful Orcs	50	(6)
Edmund Wilson
A Trip through Middle-earth: A Chronology of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings	56	(18)
Douglas Kendall
Tree by Tolkien	74	(16)
Colin Wilson
The Filial Duty of Christopher Tolkien	90	(6)
William Cater
Two Views of J. R. R. Tolkien	96	(8)
Kenneth Atchity
A color portfolio of paintings	96	(8)
Tim Kirk
Part II. Frodo Lives: A Look at Tolkien Fandom
The Evolution of Tolkien Fandom	104	(6)
Philip Helms
Confessions of a Tolkien Fiend	110	(10)
Baird Searles
No Monroe in Lothlorien	120	(4)
Arthur Weir
Christmas at the South Pole	124	(2)
J. R. Christopher
A Baroque Memorial: J. R. R. Tolkien	126	(4)
J. R. Christopher
Two Poems in Memory of J. R. R. Tolkien	130	(2)
Ruth Berman
The Picnic: A Parody of Tolkien	132	(2)
Paulette Carroll
The Coinage of Gondor and the Western Lands	134	(4)
Dainis Bisenieks
The Passing of the Elven-kind	138	(2)
Ted Johnstone
High Fly the Nazgul, Oh!	140	(4)
Ted Johnstone
Middle-earth	144	(1)
Smaug the Magic Dragon	145	(1)
The Orcs' Marching Song	146	(2)
George Heap
In the Service of the King	148	(4)
Marci Helms Knisley
Haiku Portraits	152	(2)
Don Studebaker
Ted Johnstone
Tales Told by the Lonely Mountain	154	(12)
Margaret Howes
The Middle-earth Gourmet	166	(6)
Maureen Bayha
Alida Becker
Tolkien of Affection	172	(5)
Mel Rosen
Appendix
A Gathering of Fans	177	(1)
A Fan's Reading List	178	(2)
A Tolkien Bibliography	180	(12)
Bonniejean Christensen
Solutions to Puzzles	192