BIOGRAPHY

Pearce, Joseph. Tolkien: Man and Myth. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1998, 242 p.

Critical biography that discusses Tolkien's creation of Middle Earth; includes an “Index of Characters and Places in Tolkien's Middle Earth.”

CRITICISM

Callaway, David. “Gollum: A Misunderstood Hero.” Mythlore 10, no. 3 (winter 1984): 14-17, 22.

Argues that Gollum represents the battle between good and evil and may therefore be considered a heroic figure.

Clark, George, and Dan Timmons, editors. J. R. R. Tolkien and His Literary Resonances: Views of Middle-earth. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2000, 213 p.

Collection of essays that suggest possible literary influences on Tolkien's development of Middle Earth.

Hibbs, Thomas. “Missing Tolkien: The Cultural Significance of The Lord of the Rings” National Review Online (26-27 January 2002): 1-2.

Rejects common interpretations of The Lord of the Rings as they began to appear with the release of the film version of The Fellowship of the Ring and suggests that Tolkien's ultimate meaning in his trilogy was the corruptive abilities of power.

Higbie, Robert, and Joe E. Bryan Jr. “Frodo and Childe Roland.” Mythlore 14, no. 1 (autumn 1987): 57.

Discusses similarities between Frodo's quest and that of Childe Roland in Robert Browning's poem “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came.”

Pace, David Paul. “The Influence of Vergil's Aeneid on The Lord of the Rings.” Mythlore 6, no. 2 (spring 1979): 37-8.

Argues that The Lord of the Rings has more in common with the Aeneid than with Homeric epics, with which it is most often compared.

Startzman, Eugene L. “Goldberry and Galadriel: The Quality of Joy.” Mythlore 16, no. 2 (winter 1989): 5-13.

Discusses the concept of joy noted by Tolkien in his essay “On Fairy-stories” as it applies to The Lord of the Rings.

Additional coverage of the Tolkien's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Vol. 10; Authors in the News, Vol. 1; Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: Biography & Resources, Vol. 3; British Writers Supplement, Vol. 2; Children's Literature Review, Vol. 56; Concise Dictionary of British Literary Biography, 1914-1945; Contemporary Authors, Vols. 17-18, 45-48; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vol. 36; Contemporary Authors Permanent Series, Vol. 2; Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vols. 1, 2, 3, 8, 12, 38; Contemporary Popular Writers, Ed. 1; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 15, 160, 255; DISCovering Authors; DISCvering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Most-studied Authors, Novelists, and Popular Fiction and Genre Authors; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Epics for Students, Vol. 2; Junior DISCovering Authors; Literature and Its Times, Vol. 1; Literature Resource Center; Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, Eds. 1, 2; Major 20th-Century Writers, Eds. 1, 2; Novels for Students, Vol. 8; Reference Guide to English Literature, Ed. 2; St. James Guide to Children's Writers, Vol. 5; St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers; St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, Ed. 4; St. James Guide to Young Adult Writers; Something about the Author, Vols. 2, 24, 32, 100; Supernatural Fiction Writers; Twayne's English Authors; World Literature Criticism Writers for Children; and Writers for Young Adults.