Christopher Tolkien as Medieval Scholar (A Roundtable)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Douglas A. Anderson

Organizer Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Presider Name

John Wm. Houghton

Presider Affiliation

Hill School

Paper Title 1

Discussant

Presenter 1 Name

Douglas A. Anderson

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 2

Discussant

Presenter 2 Name

John D. Rateliff

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Paper Title 3

Discussant

Presenter 3 Name

Brad Eden

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Valparaiso Univ.

Paper Title 4

Discussant

Presenter 4 Name

Brent Landon Johnson

Presenter 4 Affiliation

Signum Univ.

Start Date

14-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II Eicher 202

Description

Christopher Tolkien's professional work as a medievalist has been overshadowed by his editing of his famous father's writings. But his work on Old Norse (with the Viking Society for Northern Research, and his edition of Hervarar Saga) and on Middle English (including three editions of Chaucer texts, coedited with Nevill Coghill), as well as teaching duties as a Fellow of New College, Oxford, gave him essential insight that would later be the basis for the editing of his father's posthumous publications, including scholarship and translations as well as imaginative literature. This session will explore Christopher Tolkien's medieval work.

Douglas A. Anderson