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Are you fascinated by Middle-earth?
Do you wish for a greater understanding of Tolkien's place in literature, his sources, his motivations, his beliefs; those who inspired him and those he inspired, the languages and the world he created and the reactions he provoked?
The Walking Tree Publishers collect and publish essays, papers and monographs from a broad range of different authors covering an equally diverse palette of topics, ranging from linguistics to theology.
Make this page your starting place for secondary literature on Tolkien.
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Our books: all | latest | Cormarë Series | Beowulf and the Dragon
Authors: services for authors
Conferences: Jena 2012 | Loughborough 2012
Latest news ...
18th April 2012: Reminder of Jena conference
Just to remind those who are still undecided, that a conference entitled Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy is taking place in Jena, Germany, from Friday 27th April to Sunday 29th April. The conference is co-organised by DTG and Walking Tree Publishers. For more information on this event, please visit the conference website seminar2012.kolbitar.de .
28th March 2012: Book review in Inklings Jahrbuch 29
A review of The Ecological Augury in the Works of JRR Tolkien has been published in Inklings Jahrbuch 29. The review (in German) can be read here.
Inklings Jahrbuch is the journal of the Inklings Gesellschaft, whose website is www.inklings-gesellschaft.de.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=65 )
9th March 2012: Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy
The upcoming conference, Tolkien's Influence on Fantasy, now has a poster.
For more information on this event, please visit the conference website seminar2012.kolbitar.de .
To download a printable pdf of the poster (ca. 1.6 MB), click here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/conference/12_jena_poster.php )
Today's selection ...
The Maker's Will Fulfilled?
Jessica Burke & Anthony Burdge
Tolkien, the Inklings and writers of fantasy post WW II set a standard by utilizing fantasy as a means to convey moral, religious, spiritual thoughts and 'truths' of our primary world. Tolkien's 'On Fairy Stories' best details ... (read more)
(A different book or paper from our portfolio is featured here every day. This publication is featured on 20th May 2012. Click here if this is not today's version.)
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