Tolkien Gleanings #456
* From the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, their third scholarly book on Tolkien. Down from the door where it began: 70 years of the Lord of the Rings (2026) is this time in English, and follows Portuguese volumes issued in 2019 and 2021. All freely available in Open Access, as is the way in South America.
2019 had, among others (titles translated)…
– Tolkien and His References.
– Wystan Hugh Auden, Reader of Tolkien: Heroic Quest, Realism, and Imagination.
– Lexical Choice and Stylistic Expressiveness in The Lord of the Rings.
2021 had, among others (titles translated)…
– The Construction of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Public Figure as a Monument.
– The Philologist and His Boy: Christopher Tolkien, Co-author of Middle-earth.
– “The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun”: Celticism and Memory in Tolkien’s Works.
– Celebrating Christmas in England: Dickens, Tolkien, and the Christmas Spirit.
2026 has, among others (in English)…
– More Hobbits: The Critical Reception of The Fellowship of the Ring.
– The Middle-earth Manuscripts: Pseudotranslation as a Creative Foundation.
– Christopher Tolkien’s Calligraphy in The Lord of the Rings.
– Understanding Medievalism Through J.R.R. Tolkien’s Legendarium.
* The Introduction and Bibliography from the new book Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings – Organization Theory, Leadership and Sustainability on Middle-earth (2026) are freely available online. There is no Kindle ebook with ‘10% free’, so this appears to be the only way to read the Introduction.
* Thoughts on Tolkien considers books recently read, or newly arrived on the doorstep. He notes…
“Tolkien’s edition of The Old English Exodus is a very important text in Tolkien-studies that was often overlooked. Thankfully, now that it is available in the second Myths and Legends box set and more widely available, it will hopefully become a source for renewed and in-depth studies by Tolkien scholars and fans.”
* Pencilled in for a Christmas 2026 release, the book Tolkien Ludens: Narrative, Myth, and Play in Middle-earth.
* Due in a few weeks, the illustrated young children’s book The Boy Behind the Wardrobe: How C.S. Lewis Grew Up to Create Narnia (2026).
* And finally, a fine new hand-drawn remake of the Lord of the Rings map. Freely available online, as a 25Mb 300dpi .JPG file. The size is such that a wall-map should be able to be printed, which might make for an interesting school project – how to print a wall-map without a huge wall-sized printer.
