About this volume / Robert C. Evans
The emotions of a Tolkien reader / Franco Manni
Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien / Robert C. Evans
Speak memory : some biographical sources of The Lord of the Rings / Nancy Bunting
Teaching Tolkien : an overview of approaches / Brandon Schneeberger
"The departure of Boromir" : a close reading / John R. Holmes
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy and Victor Fleming's The Wizard of Oz / Robert C. Evans
Reading and understanding Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings : a survey of critical responses / Robert C. Evans
Tom Shippey on The Lord of the Rings : the legacy of a major Tolkien scholar / Robert C. Evans
Critical responses to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy / Joyce Ahn
Tolkien as a craftsman : the literary value of The Lord of the Rings / Courtney Petrucci
"A dream of music" : the Ẽrendil poem in The Lord of the Rings / John R. Holmes
Eldest : Tom Bombadil and Fintan mac B̤chra as memory keepers / Kris Swank
Shelob's origins in Tolkien's cats / Franco Manni
Religion in Tolkien's works / Franco Manni
Pity, malice, and agency in Tolkien's subcreation / Matthew M. DeForrest
The power that dare not speak its name : Tolkien, magic, and the occult / Matthew M. DeForrest
Mythic people of fire and Tolkien's southern races in The Lord of the Rings / Larry Swain
Tolkien's alleged anti-semitism and the Diaspora / Larry Swain
Chronology of J.R.R. Tolkien's life
Works by J.R.R. Tolkien
Bibliography
About the editor
Contributors
Index.