Classes:

English 2070: Mythology and the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien (Spring 2007, WMU)

Syllabus

Notes for Tolkien lecture (Jan. 10)

 

 

 

 

English 2070: Across Space and Time with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis (my dream class!)

Assigned readings:

WMU Library Course Reserves!

"The Wooing of Etain" and other Irish readings available at Mary Jones's collection of Irish ancient texts and the Irish Ancient Texts archive.

"Beowulf" available in Old English from Georgetown's Labyrinth site, and in modern English on Project Gutenberg's website.

 

 

• The Grey Havens (seems to be focused on movie-related info and updates)
• The Tolkien Society
• The Mythopoeic Society
• Jane Chance's Page (a Tolkien scholar who teaches several courses similar to ours... check out her syllabi!)
• Verlyn Flieger's Page (another Tolkien scholar who has written several fascinating critical books on Tolkien, as well as her own fiction; she also teaches a class similar to ours)
• Ardalambion (a guide to the languages of Arda... check out the online courses in Elvish)
• The Writing Systems of Aman (Tengwar and Sarati scripts, downloads, and more fun)
• The Thain's Book (an encyclopedia of Middle-earth in the Third Age)
• The One Ring.net (pop culture and online fan site for the movies)
• Timeless Myths (encyclopedia of Norse mythology)
• Anglo-Saxons on the ORB (Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies... lots of links to Anglo-Saxon art, artifacts, texts, history, etc.)
• Godchecker (your guide to the gods! many pantheons, many deities)
• Council of Elrond (site with discussion boards and pretty much any info on LOTR you might need!)
• Encyclopedia of Arda (an encyclopedia of Arda... this includes everything you ever needed to know about The Silmarillion!)
• Map of Arda (during The Silmarillion)
• Image of the Norse Cosmos