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5th April 2013: Upcoming publications
Walking Tree Publishers are currently working on the following new publications:
In the Nameless Wood (working title)
by J.S. Ryan
(as part two to his previous book, Tolkien's View: Windows into his World)
[->announcement]O, What a Tangled Web? Tolkien and Medieval Literature. A View from Poland
Barbara Kowalik (ed.)
(table of contents)
[->announcement]The Three Ages of Middle-earth
by Paul H. Kocher
These books will be announced on this website as they are released.
See also our publications planned page.
A table of contents for the second of the above can be previewed here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=84 )
2nd April 2013: New publication – Tolkien's Poetry
J.R.R. Tolkien is best known for his prose work, especially his novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Although there are many poems included in his novels that add depth to the narrative, Tolkien's talent as a writer of poetry has scarcely been appreciated and in-depth studies of Tolkien's verses are rare. This collection edited by Julian Eilmann and Allan Turner presents ten papers and an introduction by Michael Drout that deal with specific aspects of Tolkien's poetry. Some papers focus on one particular poem, while others examine a group of poems with a specific thematic approach [read more]
Tolkien's Poetry will be presented at the upcoming DTG conference (26-28 April, Aachen, Germany), but is already available from our booksellers.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=83 )
27th March 2013: DTG conference, dinner registration
Registration is not required for the upcoming DTG conference in Aachen (Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April), but participants wishing to attend the dinners (Friday and Saturday night) and the Saturday guided tour of Aachen (in English) are reminded that registration for these events is required by 2nd April.
If you wish to register, please contect julian.eilmann[at]tolkiengesellschaft.de
The conference entitled, Adaptations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, is being held with the support of Walking tree Publishers. Further information on the event is available from this page of DTG's website.
This is a highly recommendable event. Those who have not yet made up their minds are urged to try to attend. We look forward to meeting many old and new friends there.
The ever-popular Walking Tree Publishers bookstand will also be present at this conference. If you wish to reserve any books, please let us know in advance to avoid disappointment.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=82 )
6th March 2013: Reminder - Oxford Tolkien Spring School
Reminder that the Oxford Tolkien Spring School is taking place 21-23 March 2013
3rd March 2013: 2013 DTG conference in Aachen
This year's DTG conference (with the support and participation of Walking Tree Publishers) will be held in Aachen, Germany, from Friday 26th to Sunday 28th April (2013). The conference title is Adaptations of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Further information on the event is available from this page of DTG's website.
The humorous poster was designed by Anke Eißmann (who also made the cover illustrations for many of our books as well as posters for past conferences).
To download a printable poster file (ca. 1.7 MB), click here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/conference/13_aachen.php )
3rd March 2013: Review of Tolkien and Wagner
The monography Tolkien and Wagner: The Ring and Der Ring by Christopher MacLachlan has been reviewed by Ross Smith on Amazon. The review can be read here or by clicking on the book cover to the right.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=79 )
3rd March 2013: Wagner/Tolkien studies reviewed in Beyond Bree
Both of our recent monographies on Wagner and Tolkien have been reviewed by Jim Allan in Beyond Bree.
The review of Christopher MacLachlan's Tolkien and Wagner: The Ring and Der Ring appeared in the August 2012 issue, and that of Renée Vink's Wagner and Tolkien: Mythmakers in the January 2013 issue.
Jim Allan wrote much praise of the second book, but was harsher on the first. We nevertheless reproduce both reviews here for completeness, and to allow our readers to draw their own conclusions.
The reviews can be accessed by clicking on the text links above or the book covers below.
Beyond Bree is the newsletter of the Tolkien Special Interest Group of American Mensa. Subscriptions are open to all lovers of Tolkien's Middle-earth, Mensan and non- Mensan alike. For more information on Beyond Bree, please visit http://www.cep.unt.edu/bree.html
Jim Allan is the editor of An Introduction to Elvish. See http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Middle-Earth-Published-Writings-Professor/dp/0905220102/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=78 )
7th January 2013: Books reviewed on The Silver Key
On his blog, The Silver Key, Brian Murphy has reviewed two of our books: The Silmarillion, Thirty Years On and Roots and Branches (the reviews can be accessed by clicking on the text links above).
The Silver Key frequently features posts of Tolkien interest, and is a blog well worth following.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=77 )
17th December 2012: Dwarvish actor meets Walking Tree author
Liam Campbell presented a copy of his book, The Ecological Augury in the Works of JRR Tolkien, to James Nesbitt, the Northern Irish actor who plays the dwarf Bofur in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movie.
The recent meeting came about when the Northern Irish actor was made honorary Chancellor of the University of Ulster. Liam Campbell, author of The Ecological Augury in the Works of JRR Tolkien presented him with a copy of his book. Both men not only share associations with the University of Ulster, but are united by their interest in the world of Tolkien as well as their professional involvement with his work.
Read more about The Ecological Augury in the Works of JRR Tolkien
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=76 )
20th November 2012: New publication – Sub-creating Middle-earth
Authorship in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien is a subject of many facets. Within the mythology and history of Middle-earth, many story-tellers, bards, annalists and poets contribute to the weaving of an enormous tapestry of tales. Sub-creation, as Tolkien practiced it, involves an abundance of traditions, including different modes of authorship and literary creation – and some depart strikingly from the common modern notions. Instead of proposing a unified perception, the six articles in this collection therefore examine the web of authorial presence and authorship concepts in Tolkien's works from diverse angles, to trace a polyphonous dialogue between the writer of the texts and the many voices within that shape Middle-earth in concert. [read more]
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=75 )
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