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24th October 2017: Augsburg conference this weekend
Just a reminder for those who have not yet made up their minds, that the Tolkien Conference in Augsburg is this weekend (starting on Friday at 1:30pm and finishing on Sunday around noon). Participation is free of charge.
Click on event poster or here for more information.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=140 )
8th October 2017: Book presentations in Augsburg
Out two recent publications will be presented at the upcoming Tolkien Conference in Augsburg.
J.R.R. Tolkien, Romanticist and Poet
Binding them all: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on JRR Tolkien and His Works
Augsburg Conference (27th to 29 October 2017)
As usual, we will also be present with our sales table offering you an opportunity to catch up on our earlier books. If you are seeking any particular publication, please let us know beforehand to avoid disappointment.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=139 )
8th October 2017: Binding Them All is published
We are pleased to announce our latest publication Binding them all: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on JRR Tolkien and His Works, edited by Monika Kirner-Ludwig, Stephan Köser and Sebastian Streitberger.
This volume "binds" a collection of selected papers that emerged from the J.R.R. Tolkien-lecture-series initiated at the University of Augsburg in 2014. Each of the papers is representative of the editors' interest in the interdisciplinary potentials of Tolkien's works and the joint venture to make his legacy visible and accessible from the viewpoint of numerous academic disciplines. Our contributors are experts as well as junior scholars from the fields of Literature and Linguistics, Geography, History, as well as Communications and Cultural Studies.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=138 )
30th September 2017: JRR Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet is published
Our new monograph, JRR Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet by Julian Eilmann is now available.
Sleeps a song in things abounding
that keep dreaming to be heard:
Earth"s tune will start resounding
if you find the magic word.
Joseph v. Eichendorff's (1788–1857) famous poem "Wünschelrute" expresses what lies at the heart of the romantic weltanschauung: a transcendent secret surrounds us and can be roused by romantic individuals with the help of poetry and art. As a consequence of this romantic perspective the world regains its fundamental magical quality. Although dating back to the first half of the 19th century, the romantic weltanschauung underlies the life and work of many representatives of later periods, J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) amongst them. [read more]
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=137 )
21st September 2017: The Hobbit, 80th anniversary
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the first publication of The Hobbit.
10th September 2017: Tolkien Conference 2017
The 2017 Tolkien Conference will be held at Augsburg University (Germany) from 27th to 29th October 2017.
Guest speakers include John Garth and Gergely Nagy.
The event flyer (with programme) can be downloaded here. The poster can be downloaded here (both as pdfs).
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/conference/?year=2017 )
10th September 2017: Laughter in Middle-earth reviewed in Lembas
A review of Laughter in Middle-earth has been published in Lembas, the journal of the Dutch Tolkien Society, Unquendor.
The review (in Dutch) can be read here (pdf).
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=134 )
21st July 2017: JRR Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet
Sleeps a song in things abounding
that keep dreaming to be heard:
Earth"s tune will start resounding
if you find the magic word.
Joseph v. Eichendorff's (1788–1857) famous poem "Wünschelrute" expresses what lies at the heart of the romantic weltanschauung: a transcendent secret surrounds us and can be roused by romantic individuals with the help of poetry and art. As a consequence of this romantic perspective the world regains its fundamental magical quality. Although dating back to the first half of the 19th century, the romantic weltanschauung underlies the life and work of many representatives of later periods, J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) amongst them.
This new monograph by Julian Eilmann fills a void in Tolkien scholarship in its analysis and appreciation of the genuinely romantic quality of his legendarium. In context of the historical concepts of Romanticism Eilmann traces these aspects in Tolkien's poetic theory and literary work and especially focuses on Tolkien's often neglected poetry in which the romantic spirit manifests itself most vividly. The book furthermore examines the romantic motifs in classic fantasy novels like George MacDonald's Phantastes (1858) or Lord Dunsany's The King of Elfland's Daughter (1924), thus illustrating the significant influence of romantic aesthetics on modern fantasy literature. Tolkien's defense of romantic imagination and his immense popularity make him one of the most influential representatives of the romantic spirit in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Publication of JRR Tolkien: Romanticist and Poet is planned for this autumn.
Further information on this book.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=133 )
21st July 2017: Forthcoming and planned publications
Here is an updated list of forthcoming and planned publications.
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Julian Eilmann. J.R.R. Tolkien - Romanticist and Poet
Publication: October 2017 (Augsburg conference) Claudio Testi. Pagan Saints in Middle-earth.
Publication: Winter 2017/18There and Back Again. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien and his Works.
Monika Kirner-Ludwig, Stephan Köser, Sebastian Streitberger (eds.)
Publication: if possible, October 2017 (Augsburg conference)Music in Tolkien's Work and Beyond
Julian Eilmann and Friedhelm Schneidewind (eds.).Tolkien and Literary Worldbuilding
Dimitra Fimi and Thomas Honegger (eds.)
Publication Spring/Summer 2018.Tolkien and World War I
Janet Brennan Croft and Annika Röttinger (eds.)Middle-earth or There and Back Again
Lukasz Neubauer (ed.)
These books will be announced on this website as they are released.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=132 )
1st May 2017: Another review of Laughter in Middle-earth
A further short review of Laughter in Middle-earth: Humour in and around the Works of JRR Tolkien has appeared. This time on Goodreads.
The review can be read here here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=131 )
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