Christopher Tolkien

573 citations
27 papers · 190 · h-index 7

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The Modern Language Review (1 paper)Medical Entomology and Zoology (16 papers)Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) (2 papers)Modern Language Notes (2 papers)Houghton Mifflin eBooks (3 papers)

In The Last Decade

Christopher Tolkien

18 papers receiving 81 citations

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Christopher Tolkien
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  • Literature and Literary Theory 126
  • Visual Arts and Performing Arts 34
  • Classics 20
  • Philosophy 33
  • History 16
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1
The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays
198373
2
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
198133
3 196111
4
The Book of Lost Tales
198311
5
The letters of J.R.R. Tolkien : a selection
199510
6 19577
7
The Lays of Beleriand
19856
8
The History of Middle-earth
19926
9
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth
19805
10
The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún
20094
11
The treason of Isengard : the history of the Lord of the rings, part two
19893
12
The Return of the Shadow
19883
13
The lost road and other writings : language and legend before 'The Lord of the Rings'
19872
14
The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One
19882
15 19622
16
Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien
19792
17
The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three
20002
18
Sauron defeated : the end of the third age (the history of the Lord of the rings, part four). The Notion Club papers, and, The drowning of Anadûnê
19921
19
The war of the jewels : the later Silmarillion, part two, the legends of Beleriand
19941
20
Cartas de J.R.R. Tolkien
19931

About Christopher Tolkien

Christopher Tolkien is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, Archeology, Classics and History, having authored 27 papers that have together received 190 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Themes in Literature Analysis (18 papers), Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (13 papers), Comics and Graphic Narratives (4 papers), Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 papers), Historical and Archaeological Studies (2 papers), Ancient Near East History (2 papers), Child Development and Digital Technology (1 paper) and Archaeology and Historical Studies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (126 citations), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (34 citations), Classics (20 citations), Philosophy (33 citations) and History (16 citations). Frequent co-authors include J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter and Stefán Einarsson. Their work appears in journals such as The Modern Language Review, Medical Entomology and Zoology, Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja), Modern Language Notes and Houghton Mifflin eBooks.

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